SAS Procedures Guide

The FORMAT Procedure

Overview
Procedure Syntax
		PROC FORMAT Statement
		EXCLUDE Statement
		INVALUE Statement
		PICTURE Statement
		SELECT Statement
		VALUE Statement
Informat and Format Options
Specifying Values or Ranges
Concepts
Results
Examples
		Example 1: Creating a Picture Format
		Example 2: Creating a Format for Character Values
		Example 3: Writing a Format for Dates Using a Standard SAS Format
		Example 4: Converting Raw Character Data to Numeric Values
		Example 5: Creating a Format from a Data Set
		Example 6: Printing the Description of Informats and Formats
		Example 7: Retrieving a Permanent Format
		Example 8: Writing Ranges for Character Strings
		Example 9: Filling a Picture Format

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