The FORMAT Procedure

Example 9: Filling a Picture Format

Procedure features:

PICTURE statement options:

	FILL=
	PREFIX=

This example

options nodate pageno=1 linesize=64 pagesize=40;

data pay;
   input Name $ MonthlySalary;
   datalines;
Liu   1259.45
Lars  1289.33
Kim   1439.02
Wendy 1675.21
Alex  1623.73
;

proc format;
   picture salary low-high='00,000,000.00' (fill='*' prefix='$');
run;

proc print data=pay noobs;
   format monthlysalary salary.;
   title 'Printing Salaries for a Check';
run;