topic Re: gregorian date format syntax. in SAS Procedures

gregorian date format syntax.

deleted_user — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:27:24 GMT

Hi all ,
Please tell me the syntax of gregorian date format..

Thanks in advance..

Re: gregorian date format syntax.

SPR — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:14:51 GMT

Hello AR.SAS,

I am not quit sure what are you asking for. There are formats and informats. May be the most comman format is date7:

format date date7.;

How would lyou like to use the format?

Sincerely,
SPR

Re: gregorian date format syntax.

Sandhya — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:09:03 GMT

Hi,

Gregorian Calendar is the one which is in use now.
Refer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar

If you are working with the Historical data, you have to take into account when the country(whose historical data you are dealing with) adopted the Gregorian calendar. Most of Europe adopted from 1582 but UK and USA adopted it from 1752. Before that, I think it is Julian Calendar, but you might have to do some R & D.

All the date formats in SAS refers to Gregorian Calendar.

This is my understanding of Dates and Calendar. If it is not please let me know.

Thanks,
Sandhya.