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metallon
Pyrite | Level 9

Hi SAS Experts,

I need to create an XML file that has a unique ID every time I generte it.

The data fo create the XML is extracted from a sas data set using proc sql and now I wonder

how to generate a unique timestamp, preferable something just numbers.

 

proc sql;
    create table VDR as
    select
%sysfunc(datetime(),datetime18.)
from sashelp.class;
    run;

 

Any ideas?

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Manu_SAS
Obsidian | Level 7

Hi,

 

proc sql;
select *, put(datetime(),datetime18.) as timestamp from sashelp.class;
quit;

 

Regards,

Manohar

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Manu_SAS
Obsidian | Level 7

Hi,

 

proc sql;
select *, put(datetime(),datetime18.) as timestamp from sashelp.class;
quit;

 

Regards,

Manohar

LinusH
Tourmaline | Level 20
Why store it as char? Use format=datetime 18

Also, using automatic macro variable may be more efficient than using functions:
"&sysdate:&systime"dt
One drawback with thus this will only give you the minute.
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