Using JMP - SAS

Appendix B Formula Functions Reference 435
Date Time Functions
Today
Returns the number of seconds between January 1, 1904 and the current date. For example, at midnight on
March 20, 1991 (a Wednesday), the Today function returns 2752272000 (2,752,272,000 seconds) and
continues counting. If you evaluate the Today function later in the day, it reflects the additional seconds.
Day, Month, Year,
Returns the day of the month, the month (as a number from 1 to 12), a four-digit year, respectively. The
argument for these functions is interpreted as a JMP date. For example, on March 20, 1991:
• Day(2752272000) returns the number 20.
• Month(2752272000) returns the number 3.
• Year(2752272000) returns the number 1991.
Quarter
Returns the annual quarter of a datetime value as an integer 1-4.
Hour, Minute, Second
Returns the hour, the minute, and the seconds of a date-time value, respectively. The argument for these
functions is interpreted as a JMP date. For example, on March 20, 1991:
• Hour(2752572649) returns the number 11.
• Minute(2752572649) returns the number 30.
• Second(2752572649) returns the number 49.
Day of Week, Day of Year, Week of Year, Time of Day
The argument for these functions is a JMP date. Day Of Week returns a number from 1 to 7, where 1
represents Sunday. Day Of Year returns the number of days from the beginning of the year. Week Of Year
returns a number from 1 to 52. Time Of Day returns a number from 0 to 86399 (time of day in seconds).
For example, on Wednesday, March 20, 1991:
• Day Of Week(2752272000) returns the number 4.
• Day Of Year(2752272000) returns the number 79.
• Week Of Year(2752272000) returns the number 12.
• Time Of Day(2752272000) returns the number 0.
Informat
The argument for the Informat function is a date character string. For example, Informat("03/20/1991")
returns the appropriate JMP date value, 2752272000. JMP can read all the date formats except for Abbrev
Date and Long Date.