function

Tap222 — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 06:18:43 GMT

%let repmword=%sysfunc(mdy(&repmonth,1,&repyear),monname9.);

what does this function mean?

Re: function

Reeza — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 06:25:55 GMT

%SYSFUNC(function(argument(s))<, format>)

The second parameter to SYSFUNC() is a format, so whatever is processed as the first argument will get formatted as MONNAME9.

MONNAME format -> Writes date values as the name of the month.

MDY() function -> Returns a SAS date value from month, day, and year values.

SAS Functions by Category:

So first argument is creating a date and second formats it as a month.