DTDATEw. Format
Expects a datetime value as input and writes date
values in the form ddmmmyy or ddmmmyyyy.
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Date and Time |
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Syntax
Syntax Description
- w
-
specifies the width
of the output field.
Default:7
Range:5–9
Tip:Use a width of 9 to print a 4–digit year.
Details
The DTDATE
w. format writes SAS date values in the form
ddmmmyy or
ddmmmyyyy, where
is an integer that
represents the day of the month.
are the first three
letters of the month name.
is a two-digit or four-digit
integer that represents the year.
Comparisons
The DTDATE
w. format produces the same type of output that
the DATE
w. format produces.
The difference is that the DTDATE
w. format requires a datetime value.
Example
The example table uses
a datetime value of 16APR2012:10:00:00 as input, and prints both a
two-digit and a four-digit year for the DTDATE
w. format.