How to avoid scientific notation for statistics output for datetime variables

acordes — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:54:29 GMT

data casuser.test;
format timestamp datetime20.;
do i=1 to 100;
timestamp=intnx('dtminutes', datetime(), i);
output;
end;
drop i;
run;


proc cas;
   simple.summary result=sumres / 
      subset={'min', 'max'}, inputs={{name='timestamp', format='datetime20.' nfl=30, nfd=30}}, 
		attributes={{name='timestamp', format='datetime20.' nfl=30, nfd=30}},
		table={caslib="casuser",name="test"};
print sumres;
run;

Re: How to avoid scientific notation for statistics output for datetime variables

Stu_SAS — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:54:56 GMT

Hey @acordes! One way to do this is to use the putn function on the Min/Max values in the result. For example:

proc cas;
   simple.summary result=sumres / 
      subset={'min', 'max'}, inputs={{name='timestamp', format='datetime20.' nfl=30, nfd=30}}, 
		attributes={{name='timestamp', format='datetime20.' nfl=30, nfd=30}},
		table={caslib="casuser",name="test"};

	print 'Min:' putn(sumres.summary[1, 'Min'], datetime20.);
	print 'Max:' putn(sumres.summary[1, 'Max'], datetime20.);
run;

Another option is to output the table and use table.fetch:

proc cas;
   simple.summary result=sumres / 
      subset={'min', 'max'}, inputs={{name='timestamp', format='datetime20.' nfl=30, nfd=30}}, 
		attributes={{name='timestamp', format='datetime20.' nfl=30, nfd=30}},
		table={caslib="casuser",name="test"}
		casout={caslib="casuser",name="outsum",replace=True};

	table.fetch / 
		table='outsum'
		fetchvars={{name='_min_', format='datetime20.'}
				   {name='_max_', format='datetime20.'}
		};
run;

Or, if you want to use a CAS-powered PROC, you can try MDSUMMARY and then print it with PROC PRINT:

proc mdsummary data=casuser.test;
	var timestamp;
	output out=casuser.outsum;
run;

proc print data=casuser.outsum;
	format _min_ _max_ datetime20.;
	var _min_ _max_;
run;

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