SAS FUNCTIONS: Index

A SAS function performs a computation or system manipulation on arguments and

returns a value.Most functions use arguments supplied by the user, but a few obtain their
arguments from the host operating environment.

Function Arguments
Function Results
Function Categories
Host Functions

SAS FUNCTION: Function Categories

The following are functions by category:

Arithmetic Functions
Quantile Functions
Bitwise Logical Functions
Probability and Density Functions
Character Functions
Character String Matching Functions
Random Number Functions
SAS File I/O Functions
Sample Statistic Functions
Date and Time Functions
Dynamic Link Library
Special Functions
External File Functions
State and Zip Code Functions
Financial Functions
Trigonometric Functions
Library and Catalog Functions
Truncation Functions
Mathematical Functions
DBCS Functions
Variable Information Functions
Noncentrality Functions Web Tools
SAS FUNCTIONS: Date and Time
Functions
DATDIF(sdate,edate,basis) returns the number of days
between two dates
DATE() returns the current date as a
SAS date value
DATEJUL(julian-date) converts a Julian date to a SAS
date value
DATEPART(datetime) extracts the date from a SAS
datetime value
DATETIME() returns the current date and
time of day
DAY(date) returns the day of the month
from a SAS date value
DHMS(date,hour,minute,second) returns a SAS datetime value
from date, hour, minute, and
second
HMS(hour,minute,second) returns a SAS time value from
hour, minute, and second
HOUR(<time | datetime>) returns the hour from a SAS
time or datetime value
INTCK('interval',from,to) returns the number of time
intervals in a given time span
INTNX('interval',start- advances a date, time, or
from,increment<,'alignment'>) datetime value by a given
interval, and returns a date,
time, or datetime value
JULDATE(date) returns the Julian date from a
SAS date value
MDY(month,day,year) returns a SAS date value from
month, day, and year values
MINUTE(time | datetime) returns the minute from a SAS
time or datetime value
MONTH(date) returns the month from a SAS
date value
QTR(date) returns the quarter of the year
from a SAS date value
SECOND(time | datetime) returns the second from a SAS
time or datetime value
TIME() returns the current time of day
TIMEPART(datetime) extracts a time value from a
SAS datetime value
TODAY() returns the current date as a
SAS date value
WEEKDAY(date) returns the day of the week
from a SAS date value
YEAR(date) returns the year from a SAS
date value
YRDIF(sdate,edate,basis) returns the difference in years
between two dates
YYQ(year,quarter) returns a SAS date value from
the year and quarter

FORMATS: Date, Time, and Datetime

Formats
Format Description Width Default
Range Width
DATEw. writes date values in the form 5-9 7
ddmmmyy or ddmmmyyyy
DATEAMPMw.d writes datetime values in the form 7-40 19
ddmmmyy:hh:mm:ss.ss with AM or
PM
DATETIMEw.d writes date-time values in the form 7-40 16
ddmmmyy:hh:mm:ss.ss
DAYw. writes day of month 2-32 2
DDMMYYw. writes date values in the form 2-10 8
ddmmyy or ddmmyyyy
DDMMYYxw. writes date values in the form 2-10 8
ddmmyy or ddmmyyyy with a
specified separator
DOWNAMEw. writes data values as the the name 1-32 9
of the day of the week
DTDATEw. expects a datetime value as input 5-9 7
and writes date values in the form
ddmmmyy or ddmmmyyyy
EURDFDDw. writes international date values in 2-8 8
the form dd.mm.yy or dd.mm.yyyy
EURDFDEw. writes international date values in 5-9 7
the form ddmmmyy or ddmmmyyyy
EURDFDNw. writes international date values as 1-32 1
the day of the week
EURDFDTw.d writes international datetime values 7-40 16
in the form ddmmmyy:hh:mm:ss.ss
or ddmmmyyyy:hh:mm:ss.ss
EURDFDWNw. writes international date values as 1-32
the name of the day of the week
EURDFMNw. writes international date values as 1-32 9
the name of the month
EURDFMYw. writes international date values in 5-7 5
the form mmmyy or mmmyyyy
EURDFWDXw. writes international date values as 17-37
the name of the month, the day,
and the year in the form dd month-
name yy (or yyyy)
EURDFWKXw. writes international date values as 1-38
the name of the day and date in the
form day-of-week, dd month-name
yy (or yyyy)
HHMMw.d writes time values as hours and 2-20 5
 minutes in the form hh:mm
HOURw.d writes time values as hours and 2-20 2
decimal fractions of hours
JULDAYw. writes dates as the Julian day of the 3-32 3
year
JULIANw. writes date values as Julian dates in 5-7 5
the form yyddd or yyyyddd
MINGUOw. writes date values as Taiwanese 1-12 8
dates in the form yymmdd
MMDDYYw. writes date values in the form 2-8 8
mmddyy or mmddyyyy
MMDDYYxw. writes date values in the form 2-10 8
mmddyy or mmddyyyy with a
specified separator
MMSSw.d writes time values as the number of 2-20 5
minutes and seconds since midnight
MMYYxw. writes date values as the month and 5-32 6
year, separated by a character
MONNAMEw. writes data values as the name of 1-32 9
the month
MONTHw. writes data values as the month of 1-21 2
year (MONTH1 gives hex value)
MONYYw. writes date values as the month and 5-7 5
the year, in the form mmmyy or
mmmyyyy
NENGOw. writes date values as Japanese 2-10 10
dates in the form e.yymmdd
PDJULGw. writes packed Julian date values in 4 4
the hexadecimal form (yyyydddF)
for IBM
PDJULIw. writes packed Julian date values in 4 4
the hexadecimal form (ccyydddF) for
IBM
QTRw. writes date values as the quarter of 1-32 1
 the year
QTRRw. writes date values as quarter of year 3-32 3
in Roman numerals
TIMEw.d writes time values as hours, minutes 2-20 8
and seconds in the form
(hh:mm:ss.ss)
TIMEAMPMw.d writes time values as hours, 2-20 11
minutes, and seconds in the form
hh:mm:ss.ss with AM or PM
TODw.d writes the time portion of datetime 2-20 8
values in the form hh:mm:ss.ss
WEEKDATEw. writes date values as the day of the 3-37 29
week and the date in the form day-
of-week, month-name dd, yy (or
yyyy)
WEEKDATXw. writes date values as day of the 3-37 29
week and date in the form day-of-
week, dd month-name yy (or yyyy)
WEEKDAYw. writes date values as day of the 1-32 1
week
WORDDATEw. writes date values as the name of 3-32 18
the month, the day and the year in
the form month-name dd, yyyy
WORDDATXw. writes date values as the day, name 3-32 18
of the month, and the year in the
form dd month-name yyyy
YEARw. writes date values as the year 2-32 4
YYMMxw. writes date values as the year and 5-32 6
month and separates them by a
character
YYMMDDw. writes date values in the form 2-8 8
yymmdd or yyyymmdd
YYMMDDxw. writes date values in the form 2-10 8
yymmdd or yyyymmdd with a
specifed separator
YYMONw. writes date values as the year and 5-32 7
month abbreviation
YYQw. writes date values as the year year 4-6 6
and quarter
YYQxw. formats date values as the year and 5-32 6
quarter, separated by a character
YYQRxw. writes date values as the year and
the quarter in Roman numerals and
separates them with characters

INFORMATS: Date, Time, and Datetime

Informats
Informat Description Width Default
Range Width
DATEw. reads date values in the form 7-32 7
DDMMMYY or DDMMMYYYY
DATETIMEw. reads datetime values in the form 13-40 18
ddmmmyy hh:mm:ss.ss or
ddmmmyyyy hh:mm:ss.ss
DDMMYYw. reads date values in the form 6-32 8
DDMMYY or DDMMMYYYY
EURDFDEw. reads international date values 7-32 7
EURDFDTw. reads international datetime values 13-40 18
in the form ddmmmyy hh:mm:ss.ss
or ddmmmyyyy hh:mm:ss.ss
EURDFMYw. reads month and year date values in 5-32 5
the form mmmyy or mmmyyyy
JULIANw. reads Julian dates in the form 5-32 5
(YYDDD or YYYYDDD)
MINGUOw. reads dates in Taiwanese form 6-10 6
MMDDYYw. reads date values in the form 6-32 6
 mmddyy or mmddyyyy
MONYYw. reads month and year dates in the 5-32 5
form mmmyy or mmmyyyy
MSECw. reads TIME MIC values 8 8
NENGOw.. reads Japanese date values in the 7-32 10
form (E.YYMMDD)
PDTIMEw. reads packed decimal time of SMF 4
and RMF records
PDJULGw. reads packed Julian dates in 4 4
hexadecimal form (yyyydddF) for
IBM
PDJULIw. reads packed Julian dates in 4 4
hexadecimal form (ccyydddF) for
IBM
RMFDURw. reads duration intervals of RMF 4 4
records
RMFSTAMPw. reads date and time fields of RMF 8 8
records

SHRSTAMPw. reads date and time values of SHR 8 8

records
SMFSTAMPw. reads date-time fields of RMF 8 8
records
TIMEw.d reads hour minute and seconds in 5-32 8
the form hh:mm:ss.ss
TODSTAMPw. reads 8-byte time-of-day stamp 8
YYMMDDw. reads date values in the form 6-32 8
yymmdd or yyyymmdd
YYMMNw. reads date values in the form 4-6 4
yyyymm or yymm
YYQw. reads quarters of the year 4-32 4