YYQ

YYQ

Returns a SAS date value from the year and quarter

Category: Date and Time

Syntax
Arguments
Details
Examples
See Also

Syntax

YYQ(year,quarter)

Arguments

year: specifies a two- or four-digit integer that represents the year. The YEARCUTOFF= system option defines the year value for two-digit dates.
quarter: specifies the quarter of the year (1, 2, 3, or 4).

Details

The YYQ function returns a SAS date value that corresponds to the first day of the specified quarter. If either year or quarter is missing, or if the quarter value is not valid, the result is missing.

Examples

SAS Statements Result

dv=yyq(2001,3); put dv / dv date7. / dv date9.;

15157 01JUL01 01JUL2001

See Also

SAS Statements	Result
dv=yyq(2001,3); put dv / dv date7. / dv date9.;	15157 01JUL01 01JUL2001

Functions:

QTR

YEAR

System Option:

YEARCUTOFF=

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