topic Re: Formatting &sysdate in a precode %let statement in SAS Data Management

Formatting &sysdate in a precode %let statement

EinarRoed — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:30:04 GMT

How do I change the format of &sysdate inside a DI Studio precode? Here's what it currently looks like:

%let reportname = warning01_&sysdate;

I'd like it to be in the DDMMYY10. format.

Thanks.

Re: Formatting &sysdate in a precode %let statement

shivas — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:03:39 GMT

Hi,

Try this..

data _null_;

call symput("date",put("&sysdate"d,ddmmyy10.));

run;

%let reportname = warning01_&date;

%put &reportname;

Thanks,

Shiva

Re: Formatting &sysdate in a precode %let statement

data_null__ — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:26:59 GMT

Perhaps something like this.

5 %let reportname = warning01_%sysfunc(today(),DDMMYY10.);

6 %put NOTE: &reportname;

NOTE: warning01_11/09/2012

or this

7 %let reportname = warning01_%sysfunc(today(),DDMMYYd10.);

8 %put NOTE: &reportname;

NOTE: warning01_11-09-2012

Re: Formatting &sysdate in a precode %let statement

Patrick — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:06:52 GMT

Not sure if format ddmmyy10. is the best choice to be used as part of a report name (as it creates a date with slashes). But here you go:

%let reportname =warning01_%sysfunc(inputn(&sysdate,date9.),ddmmyy10.);

%put reportname= &reportname;

I'd probabely use format YYMMDDN8. instead.

Re: Formatting &sysdate in a precode %let statement

EinarRoed — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:16:06 GMT

Thanks Shivas & Patrick. I have a quick follow-up.

In DI Studio precode, how do I scan an email address and put everything that's in front of the @ into a macrovariable?

In example, if my email address is testtest@domain.com, I want the macrovariable to be set to "testtest".

Re: Formatting &sysdate in a precode %let statement

Patrick — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:20:40 GMT

%let email_address=testtest@domain.com; %let email_name=%scan(%bquote(&email_address),1,@); %put email_name= &email_Name;

Re: Formatting &sysdate in a precode %let statement

shivas — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:24:19 GMT

Hi,

If you have more name then you need to combine with _N_ or use proc sql to create macro variables.

data _null_;

input name $ 40.;

name=scan(name,1,'@');

call symput('name',name);

cards;

testtest@domain.com

;

run;

%put &name;

Thanks,

Shiva