Scripting Guide - SAS

690 JSL Syntax Reference Appendix A
Utility Functions
As Column(name)
As Column(dt, name)
:name
dt:name
Description
This scoping operator forces name to be evaluated as a data table column in the current data table (or the
table given by the optional data table reference argument, dt) rather than as a global variable.
Arguments
name Variable name.
dt The data table reference
Note
:name refers to a column name in the current data table. You can also specify which data table to refer to
by use dt:name.
As Date(x)
Description
Formats the number or expression x so that it shows as a date when displayed in a text window.
Returns
A date that is calculated from the number or expression provided.
Argument
x Number or expression.
See Also
Section on Date-Time formats in the Scripting Guide.
As Global(name)
::name
Description
This scoping operator forces name to be evaluated as a global variable rather than as a data table column.
Arguments
name Variable name.
As List(matrix)
Description
Converts a matrix into a list. Multi-column matrices are converted to a list of row lists.
Returns
A list.
Argument
matrix Any matrix.