The FORMAT Procedure
Definitions
SAS format
determines how variable
values are printed according to the data type: numeric, character,
date, time, or timestamp.
SAS informat
determines how data
values are read and stored according to the data type: numeric, character,
date, time, or timestamp.
A Word about PROC FORMAT
SAS provides you with formats and informats that you
can use to read and write your data. However, if the SAS formats or
informats do not meet your needs, you can use the FORMAT procedure
to define your own formats and informats. PROC FORMAT stores user-defined
formats and informats as entries in a SAS catalog.
The following output
of Work.Carsurvey has a value of
1 or 2 for
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