https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Formats/m-p/62332#M13580 Is there anything incorrect about the following statement ? I am not getting the desired results. <BR /> CC = PUT(LEFT(PUT(DIAG,8.)),$&amp;FMNAME..) <BR /> <BR /> I get an error like below.<BR /> Line generated by the macro variable "FMNAME".<BR /> $I1208YB<BR /> --------<BR /> 48<BR /> ERROR 48-59: The format $I1208YB was not found or could not be loaded.<BR /> <BR /> Earlier on in the program I have : <BR /> NOTE: Entry I1208YB.FORMATC has been imported.<BR /> NOTE: Total number of entries processed in catalog OUT.FORMATS: 1 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:01:26 GMT deleted_user 2008-11-19T15:01:26Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Formats/m-p/62332#M13580 Is there anything incorrect about the following statement ? I am not getting the desired results. <BR /> CC = PUT(LEFT(PUT(DIAG,8.)),$&amp;FMNAME..) <BR /> <BR /> I get an error like below.<BR /> Line generated by the macro variable "FMNAME".<BR /> $I1208YB<BR /> --------<BR /> 48<BR /> ERROR 48-59: The format $I1208YB was not found or could not be loaded.<BR /> <BR /> Earlier on in the program I have : <BR /> NOTE: Entry I1208YB.FORMATC has been imported.<BR /> NOTE: Total number of entries processed in catalog OUT.FORMATS: 1 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:01:26 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Formats/m-p/62332#M13580 deleted_user 2008-11-19T15:01:26Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Formats/m-p/62333#M13581 Suggest you share more code, specifically the format import step. But before that, consider that your format must be in the FMTSEARCH= catalog search list for SAS to find the format. Use SAS PROC OPTIONS to learn your current FMTSEARCH option, and either load/import your format to WORK.FORMATS catalog or add your personal format library content to the FMTSEARCH search order.<BR /> <BR /> Scott Barry<BR /> SBBWorks, Inc. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:11:58 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Formats/m-p/62333#M13581 sbb 2008-11-20T22:11:58Z