MDYAMPMw.d Format
Writes datetime values in the form mm/dd/yy<yy>
hh:mm AM|PM. The year can be either two or four
digits.
| Category: |
Date and Time |
| Alignment: |
Right |
| Interaction: |
When
the DECIMALCONV= system option is set to STDIEEE, the output that
is written using this format might differ slightly from previous releases. For more information,
see DECIMALCONV= System Option in SAS System Options: Reference. |
| Note: |
The default time period is AM. |
Syntax
Syntax Description
w
specifies the width
of the output field.
Details
The MDYAMPM
w.d format
writes SAS datetime values in the following form:
mm/dd/yy<yy> hh:mm<AM
| PM>:
mm
is an integer between
1 and 12 that represents the month.
dd
is an integer between
1 and 31 that represents the day of the month.
yy or yyyy
specifies a two-digit
or four-digit integer that represents the year.
hh
is an integer between
00 and 23 that represents hours.
mm
is an integer between
00 and 59 that represents minutes.
AM | PM
specifies either the
time period 00:01−12:00 noon (PM) or the time period 12:01−12:00
midnight (AM). The default is AM.
date and time separator characters
is one of several special
characters, such as the slash (/), colon (:), or a blank character
that SAS uses to separate date and time components.
Comparisons
The MDYAMPMw. format
writes datetime values with separators in the form mm/dd/yy<yy>
hh:mm AM | PM, and requires a space between the
date and the time.
The DATETIMEw.d format
writes datetime values with separators in the form ddmmmyy<yy>:
hh:mm:ss.ss.
Example
This example uses the
input value of 1663343580, which is the SAS datetime value that corresponds
to 3:53:00 PM on September 15, 2012.