DATEw.

DATEw.

Reads date values in the form ddmmmyy or ddmmmyyyy

Category: Date and Time

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
Examples
See Also

Syntax

DATEw.

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the input field.

Default:	7
Range:	7-32
Tip:	Use a width of 9 to read a 4-digit year.

Details

The date values must be in the form ddmmmyy or ddmmmyyyy, where

dd: is an integer from 01 through 31 that represents the day of the month.
mmm: is the first three letters of the month name.
yy or yyyy: is a two- or four-digit integer that represents the year.

You can separate the year, month, and day values by blanks or by special characters. Make sure the width of the input field allows space for blanks and special characters.

Note: SAS interprets a two-digit year as belonging to the 100-year span that is defined by the YEARCUTOFF= system option. [cautionend]

Examples

input calendar_date date11.;

Data Lines Results

----+----1----+

16mar99

14309

16 mar 99

14309

16-mar-1999

14309

See Also

Data Lines	Results
----+----1----+
16mar99	14309
16 mar 99	14309
16-mar-1999	14309

Format:

DATEw.

Function:

DATE

System Option:

YEARCUTOFF=

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