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MONYYw.

MONYYw.


Reads month and year date values in the form mmmyy or mmmyyyy

Category: Date and Time

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
Examples
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Syntax

MONYYw.

Syntax Description

w
specifies the width of the input field.
Default: 5
Range: 5-32

Details

The date values must be in the form mmmyy or mmmyyyy, where

mmm
is the first three letters of the month name.

yy or yyyy
is a two- or four-digit integer that represents the year.

A value read with the MONYYw. informat results in a SAS date value that corresponds to the first day of the specified month.

Note:   SAS interprets a two-digit year as belonging to the 100-year span that is defined by the YEARCUTOF= system option.  [cautionend]

Examples

input month_and_year monyy7.;

Data Lines Results 
----+----1----+
 
mar 99
 
14304
 
mar1999
 
14304

See Also

Formats:
DDMMYYw.
MMDDYYw.
MONYYw.
YYMMDDw.
Functions:
MONTH
YEAR
Informats:
DDMMYYw.
MMDDYYw.
YYMMDDw.
System Option:
YEARCUTOFF=


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