topic &SYSDATE boycotting Valentines Day in SAS Programming

&SYSDATE boycotting Valentines Day

GreggB — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:54:15 GMT

proc print data=sashelp.cars (obs=1);
title "Report for &sysdate";
run;

No idea how to fix this....

Report for 13FEB20

Obs	Make	Model	Type	Origin	DriveTrain	MSRP	Invoice	EngineSize	Cylinders	Horsepower	MPG_City	MPG_Highway	Weight	Wheelbase	Length
1	Acura	MDX	SUV	Asia	All	$36,945	$33,337	3.5	6	265	17	23	4451	106	189

Re: &SYSDATE boycotting Valentines Day

novinosrin — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:02:44 GMT

Can you use today(), since SYSDATE contains the date on which a SAS job or session began executing which likely means you didn't start your session today. So TODAY() function is a good bet

proc print data=sashelp.cars (obs=1);
title "Report for %sysfunc(today(),date9.)";
run;

Report for 14FEB2020

Obs	Make	Model	Type	Origin	DriveTrain	MSRP	Invoice	EngineSize	Cylinders	Horsepower	MPG_City	MPG_Highway	Weight	Wheelbase	Length
1	Acura	MDX	SUV	Asia	All	$36,945	$33,337	3.5	6	265	17	23	4451	106	189

Re: &SYSDATE boycotting Valentines Day

PaigeMiller — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:05:58 GMT

You should see what &SYSDATE does on April Fool's Day.