topic Re: Date() vs Today () in SAS Programming

Date() vs Today ()

HarshaChaube — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:56:45 GMT

Hi,

Please help me understand the difference between date () and today () function.

Are they always the same ?

Thanks !

Re: Date() vs Today ()

novinosrin — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:07:10 GMT

My test gives me same results

data w;
date1=today();
output;
put date1= ;
date1=date();
output;
put date1= ;
format date1 date9.;
run;

date1=03JUL2018
date1=03JUL2018

Re: Date() vs Today ()

HarshaChaube — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:09:11 GMT

yes, exactly. I get the same results.

But is there any scenario where they differs?

Re: Date() vs Today ()

novinosrin — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:10:21 GMT

No idea. Both of us will have to wait for responses from somebody who knows about it.

Re: Date() vs Today ()

Reeza — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:11:09 GMT

They are alias of each other.

http://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=lefunctionsref&docsetTarget=p0hm9egy8s7mokn1mz0yxng80ax5.htm&docsetVersion=1.0&locale=en

Re: Date() vs Today ()

Tom — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:12:54 GMT

The same difference as between right Twix and a left Twix.

Re: Date() vs Today ()

RW9 — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 16:02:21 GMT

The left finger, as with the right finger are both Unixes, its only when join in one packet do they become a Twix. Being right handed, means right is always first and thus better.