Scripting Guide - SAS

118 Types of Data Chapter 6
Date-Time Functions and Formats
Table 6.4 Date-Time Formats (Continued)
Type Format argument Example
"Monddyyyy h:m" "Jan021999 13:01"
"Jan021999 1:01 PM"
"Monddyyyy h:m:s" "Jan021999 13:01:02"
"Jan021999 1:01:02 PM"
Day number
and time
":day:hr:m" "34700:13:01"
":33:001:01 PM"
":day:hr:m:s" "34700:13:01:02"
":33:001:01:02 PM"
"h:m:s" "13:01:02"
"01:01:02 PM"
"h:m" "13:01"
"01:02 PM"
"yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm"
"yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss"
1999-01-02T13:01
1999-01-02T13:01:02
Duration ":day:hr:m" “52:03:01”
reads fifty-two days, three hours, and one minute
":day:hr:m:s" “52:03:01:30”
reads fifty-two days, three hours, one minute, and
thirty seconds
"hr:m" “17:37”
"hr:m:s" “17:37:04”
"min:s" “37:04”
reads seventeen hours and thirty-seven minutes
reads seventeen hours, thirty-seven minutes, and 4
seconds
reads thirty-seven minutes and 4 seconds
Note: The following formats display the date-time according to your computer’s regional settings. They
are available only for the display of dates, not for date input in a data table. Examples are shown for the
United States locale.
Abbreviated date "Date Abbrev" (Display only) “01/02/1999"
Long date "Date Long" (Display only) "Saturday, January 02, 1999"