Year/Month/Day Functions not recognized by SAS

[CJRPHD]

Hello,

I've been doing a lot of searching for this problem and can't seem to figure it out. I don't think the problem is my code because my code works properly in SAS Studio, but I have a huge dataset so I prefer to use SAS locally on my desktop.

Very simple code can give you an idea of the problem:

data test2;

set test;

year=year(date);

run;

The above runs perfectly fine in SAS Studio, but in my local version of SAS, "year(  )" isn't recognized as a function and doesn't change color. 

Is there a quick fix to this and a novice like me has just overlooked the issue?

Thanks!

[ChrisHemedinger]

year() is a function in Base SAS, regardless of environment where you run. If you're seeing a coloring and syntax error, check that you have semicolons in place!

[Reeza · Accepted solution]

Not changing colour doesn't mean its not recognized. The IDE aka Base SAS is ancient and not being developed further as they concentrate on EG and Studio. Does the code work or does it generate an error? That's the test. If it generates an error, post your log from the local code/SAS Studio AND your log from the system that generates the error. 

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@CJRPHD wrote:

Hello,

I've been doing a lot of searching for this problem and can't seem to figure it out. I don't think the problem is my code because my code works properly in SAS Studio, but I have a huge dataset so I prefer to use SAS locally on my desktop.

Very simple code can give you an idea of the problem:

data test2;

set test;

year=year(date);

run;

The above runs perfectly fine in SAS Studio, but in my local version of SAS, "year(  )" isn't recognized as a function and doesn't change color. 

Is there a quick fix to this and a novice like me has just overlooked the issue?

Thanks!

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[CJRPHD]

Sometimes a message sparks an idea. I closed down SAS, re-ran my code and now it works. Turns out I was printing the wrong dataset (so it was my code after all!). Thanks for your help!