FORMAT

FORMAT

Assigns a SAS format to an IMS-DL/I item

Optional statement

Applies to: access descriptor or view descriptor

Syntax
Details
Arguments

Syntax

FORMAT item-name|index-number <=> format <... item-name-n|index-number-n <=> format-n>;

Details

The FORMAT statement assigns a SAS format to an IMS-DL/I item. You can assign formats to as many items as necessary using one FORMAT statement. Note that the equal sign (=) between arguments is optional. You cannot use the FORMAT statement for a record or group.

Arguments

The following list explains the arguments that can appear in the FORMAT statement:

item-name: is the name of the IMS-DL/I item for which you want to assign or change the SAS format.
index-number: is the index number of the IMS-DL/I item for which you want to assign or change the SAS format. The index number represents the item's place in the access descriptor. You can get the index number of an item using the LIST statement described later in this section.
format: is the SAS format that you want to assign to the specified IMS-DL/I item.

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Optional statement
Applies to:	access descriptor or view descriptor