Date Intervals, Formats, and Functions

Date, Time, and Datetime Formats

The SAS date and datetime formats are summarized in Table 3.3 and Table 3.4. A width value can be specified with each format. The tables list the range of width values allowed and the default width value for each format.

The notation used by a format is abbreviated in different ways depending on the width option used. For example, the format MMDDYY8. writes the date 17 October 1991 as 10/17/91, while the format MMDDYY6. writes this date as 101791. In particular, formats that display the year show two- or four-digit year values depending on the width option. The examples shown in the tables are for the default width.

Refer to SAS Language: Reference for a complete description of these formats, including the variations of the formats produced by different width options. See Chapter 2, "Working with Time Series Data," for a discussion of the use of date and datetime formats.

Date Formats

Datetime and Time Formats

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