topic SAS export to excel how to keep date formats yymmddn8. in SAS Programming

SAS export to excel how to keep date formats yymmddn8.

lei — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 21:31:03 GMT

I am trying to export dates from SAS that are in yymmddn8. format (e.g. 19821202) into excel. However, every time I export it to excel it becomes yymmdd8. format or 1982/12/02. Is there any way to keep keep the formats.

I do have a template (screen shot) that I do need to fill out. Is there a way to use libname or dde to fill out this excel file.

Thanks.

Re: SAS export to excel how to keep date formats yymmddn8.

Reeza — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 21:45:14 GMT

@lei wrote:

I do have a template (screen shot) that I do need to fill out. Is there a way to use libname or dde to fill out this excel file.

It depends on the template, did you mean to attach a screenshot?

How are you exporting your data?

Re: SAS export to excel how to keep date formats yymmddn8.

SuryaKiran — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 22:11:08 GMT

Hi,

use TAGATTR option to define the format in excel.

ODS tagsets.ExcelXP FILE="Format.xls";
PROC PRINT DATA=class;
VAR name sex age;
VAR height weight / style={TAGATTR='format:0.00'};
RUN;
ODS tagsets.ExcelXP CLOSE;