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VMSTIMEF.

VMSTIMEF.



Converts a SAS date-time value to an 8-byte binary value in OpenVMS date and time format

Language element: format
Category: date and time
Width range: 8
Default width: 8
Alignment: left
OpenVMS specifics: All aspects are host-specific


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Syntax

VMSTIMEF.


Details

The VMSTIMEF. format is specific to OpenVMS. You cannot specify a width with this format; the width is always 8 bytes.

OpenVMS date and time values that are read in with the VMSTIME. informat retain precision up to 1/100 of a second, even though the SAS System cannot display anything less than whole seconds. If you later use the VMSTIMEF. format to write out the date-time value, the precision is retained.

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