SAS® Certification Prep Guide: Advanced Programming for SAS®9, Third Edition

Chapter 17Formatting Data

Overview

Introduction

Objectives

Creating Custom Formats Using the VALUE Statement

Review of Creating Non-Overlapping Formats

Creating a Format with Overlapping Ranges

Example

Creating Custom Formats Using the PICTURE Statement

Overview

Ways to Specify Pictures

Example

Guidelines for Specifying Directives

Example

Managing Custom Formats

Using FMTLIB with PROC FORMAT to Document Formats

Example

Using PROC CATALOG to Manage Formats

Example

Using Custom Formats

Overview

Example

Using a Permanent Storage Location for Formats

Example

Substituting Formats to Avoid Errors

Example

Creating Formats from SAS Data Sets

Overview

Example

Rules for Control Data Sets

Example

Apply the Format

Creating SAS Data Sets from Custom Formats ...