https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Permanent-format/m-p/72832#M15689 Look up the FMTSEARCH= OPTIONS parameter.<BR /> <BR /> Scott Barry<BR /> SBBWorks, Inc.<BR /> <BR /> Suggested Google advanced search argument, this topic / post:<BR /> <BR /> user formats site:sas.com Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:00:26 GMT sbb 2010-09-16T21:00:26Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Permanent-format/m-p/72831#M15688 How to reference the library that has format defined in it?<BR /> i have a library prmfmts that has some formats defined.<BR /> in the sas code prodname and prodgroup are defined as follows.(I'm using someone else's code.).<BR /> This throws an error .<BR /> ProdName=put(Prod_cd,PCd2Nm.);<BR /> ProdGroup=put(Prod_cd,$Rollup.); Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:27:10 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Permanent-format/m-p/72831#M15688 SASPhile 2010-09-16T20:27:10Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Permanent-format/m-p/72832#M15689 Look up the FMTSEARCH= OPTIONS parameter.<BR /> <BR /> Scott Barry<BR /> SBBWorks, Inc.<BR /> <BR /> Suggested Google advanced search argument, this topic / post:<BR /> <BR /> user formats site:sas.com Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:00:26 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Permanent-format/m-p/72832#M15689 sbb 2010-09-16T21:00:26Z