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VARINFMT

VARINFMT



Returns the informat assigned to a SAS data set variable

Category: SAS File I/O


Syntax
Arguments
Details
Examples
See Also

Syntax

VARINFMT(data-set-id,var-num)

Arguments

data-set-id
specifies the data set identifier that the OPEN function returns.

var-num
specifies the number of the variable's position in the SAS data set.
Tip: This number is next to the variable in the list produced by the CONTENTS procedure.
Tip: The VARNUM function returns this number.


Details

If no informat has been assigned to the variable, a blank string is returned.


Examples


See Also

Functions:

OPEN
VARFMT
VARNUM


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