topic Re: format in SAS Procedures

format

Ayaz020377 — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:33:24 GMT

Hello everyone,

I am having an issue with a format. In a dataset in one system, say system A, a format named product is used. I need to use the same format & dataset in another system, say B. So how can I know how the format in system A has been defined so that I can use this in system B.

Please help me, I am having this issue for a long time, but cannot find a solution.

Re: format

AncaTilea — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:22:08 GMT

Hi.

Can you try this?

*--- enter name of format -----*;

%let format = product;*possibly $product

proc format library = work.formats fmtlib;

select &format.;

run;

quit;

Let me know.

Re: format

Jagadishkatam — Sat, 04 May 2013 02:37:38 GMT

Hi,

You can also use proc contents procedure to check the type of format used in dataset A. Proc contents procedure will display the attributes, engine, variables(length,type,format,label etc.,), and on which variable the dataset is sorted.

Here is the syntax

Proc contents data=A;

run;

if there are no formats used for the variables it will not display anything.

Hope this helps you.

Thanks,

Jagadish

Re: format

Ksharp — Sat, 04 May 2013 02:57:25 GMT

first use

proc format cntlout=x

make a dataset named X .

transfer X into B system.

then run

proc format cntlin=x

Ksharp

Re: format

Tom — Sat, 04 May 2013 03:54:29 GMT

The other issue you might need to check is the FMTSEARCH option so that you know where the format is stored.

Re: format

Peter_C — Sun, 05 May 2013 17:29:44 GMT

Tom,

The catalog holding each user format is defined in SASHELP.VFORMAT

PeterC

(I think Ksharp has the correct answer)

Re: format

Ayaz020377 — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 09:44:04 GMT

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