The FORMAT Procedure

Example 2: Creating a Format for Character Values

Procedure features:

VALUE statement

OTHER keyword

Data set:

PROCLIB.STAFF .

Format:

USCURR .

This example uses a VALUE statement to create a character format that prints a value of a character variable as a different character string.

Program

libname proclib 'SAS-data-library-1'; libname library 'SAS-data-library-2';

options nodate pageno=1 linesize=80 pagesize=40;

   proc format library=library;

      value  $city 'BR1'='Birmingham UK'
                   'BR2'='Plymouth UK'
                   'BR3'='York UK'
                   'US1'='Denver USA'
                   'US2'='Miami USA'
                   other='INCORRECT CODE';
   run;

proc print data=proclib.staff noobs label;
   label salary='Salary in U.S. Dollars';
   format salary uscurr. site $city.;
   title 'PROCLIB.STAFF with a Format for the Variables';
   title2 'Salary and Site';
run;

Output

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