I'm runnint the following code to generate an email from sas. I'd like to put a date stamp with it. While running it I get the error 22-322 from PUT datetime(). What is the proper syntax? Thanks.
FILENAME outbox EMAIL ("xxx.xxx@xxx.com");
DATA _NULL_;
FILE outbox
TO="steve.rogers@ge.com"
/*TO=("My.Boss@Delta.com" "My.Other.Boss@Delta.com")
FROM=("Andrew.Hummel@Delta.com")*/
SUBJECT=("Example of a SAS E-mail with Attachments" )
/*ATTACH=("/sas_server/reports/Daily_Cancelled_Flight_Report.pdf"
"/sas_server/reports/Daily_Delayed_Flight_Report.pdf");*/
;
PUT " ";
PUT "Hello,";
PUT " ";
PUT datetime();
/*PUT ("This is an update for ",datetime());*/
PUT " ";
PUT "Steve";
RUN;
Datetime is a function to achieve the stamptime and assign it into a variable.
Having the variable assigned you need to define a format how to display it in your email.
Therefore do:
FILENAME outbox EMAIL ("xxx.xxx@xxx.com");
DATA _NULL_;
dtime = datetime(); /* <<< line added */
FILE outbox
TO="steve.rogers@ge.com"
/*TO=("My.Boss@Delta.com" "My.Other.Boss@Delta.com")
FROM=("Andrew.Hummel@Delta.com")*/
SUBJECT=("Example of a SAS E-mail with Attachments" )
/*ATTACH=("/sas_server/reports/Daily_Cancelled_Flight_Report.pdf"
"/sas_server/reports/Daily_Delayed_Flight_Report.pdf");*/
;
PUT " ";
PUT "Hello,";
PUT " ";
/* PUT datetime(); */
PUT dtime datetime19.; /* line was edited according to Tom's note */
PUT " ";
PUT "Steve";
RUN;
Datetime is a function to achieve the stamptime and assign it into a variable.
Having the variable assigned you need to define a format how to display it in your email.
Therefore do:
FILENAME outbox EMAIL ("xxx.xxx@xxx.com");
DATA _NULL_;
dtime = datetime(); /* <<< line added */
FILE outbox
TO="steve.rogers@ge.com"
/*TO=("My.Boss@Delta.com" "My.Other.Boss@Delta.com")
FROM=("Andrew.Hummel@Delta.com")*/
SUBJECT=("Example of a SAS E-mail with Attachments" )
/*ATTACH=("/sas_server/reports/Daily_Cancelled_Flight_Report.pdf"
"/sas_server/reports/Daily_Delayed_Flight_Report.pdf");*/
;
PUT " ";
PUT "Hello,";
PUT " ";
/* PUT datetime(); */
PUT dtime datetime19.; /* line was edited according to Tom's note */
PUT " ";
PUT "Steve";
RUN;
Note there is a "feature" of the DATATIME format that makes using DATETIME18. useless. Even though 9 character date plus 8 character time plus 1 character separator will fit in 18 characters, the format will NOT use 4 digit years if you set the width to 18. You need to use width of at least 19.
data _null_;
dt=datetime();
put dt= datetime18.;
put dt= datetime19.;
run;
dt=27JUL17:10:40:17 dt=27JUL2017:10:40:17
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