Handbook of SAS DATA Step Programming

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function, or the datetime value by using the DHMS function. The syntax of

these functions is listed in Table9.3. Program 9.3 illustrates the use of these

functions.

Program 9.3:

title 'Constructing date and time values';

data ex9_3;

current_date = today();

current_time = time();

current_datetime = datetime();

date1 = mdy(8,31,2012);

date2 = yyq(2012,3);

time = hms(6,12,30);

datetime = dhms(current_date, 6,12,30);

file print;

put 'current_date: ' current_date date9.;

put 'current_time: ' current_time time.;

put 'current_datetime: ' current_datetime datetime.;

put 'date1: ' date1 date9.; ...