SAS Certification Prep Guide, 5th Edition

Defining a Unique Format

The VALUE Statement

Use the VALUE statement to define a format for displaying one or more values.

Syntax, VALUE statement: VALUE format-name range1='label1' range2='label2' ...more format-names...; The following are true about format-name: A format name must begin with a dollar sign ($) if the format applies to character data. A format name must be a valid SAS name. A format name cannot be the name of an existing SAS format. A format name cannot end in a number. A format name does not end in a period when specified in a VALUE statement. A numeric format name can be up to 32 characters long. A character format name can be up to 31 characters long. Tip:If you are running ...