Hi
I would like to produce a macro variable containing the start date and time a program was run. This will be used to add to the final report produced by the program
I am currently using:
/* create report start datetime macro variable */
data _null_;
call symput('repstdttm',put(datetime(),datetime14.));
put "SAS program started: &repstdttm. ";
run;
this gives me
16DEC11:09:30 but I would like to get:
Friday 16DEC2011:09:30
Is this possible using a format?
I know there is the &sysday automatic variable but this is when the SAS session was started I believe. The way above should give me the time the datastep was executed
Thanks in advance
Steve
You could always just roll your own. e.g.:
/* create report start datetime macro variable */
data _null_;
want=catx(" ",put(today(),downame.),put(datetime(),datetime.));
call symput('repstdttm',want);
run;
%put SAS program started: &repstdttm.;
You could always just roll your own. e.g.:
/* create report start datetime macro variable */
data _null_;
want=catx(" ",put(today(),downame.),put(datetime(),datetime.));
call symput('repstdttm',want);
run;
%put SAS program started: &repstdttm.;
proc format;
picture dowdt other='%A %0d%b%Y:%0H:%0M (datatype=datetime);
quit;
%let repstddttm=%sysfunc(datetime(),dowdt.);
Thanks Guys!!!!
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