Full date from datetime value eg, Friday, 16DEC2011:09:30

[slolay]

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

[art297 · Accepted solution]

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.;

[FriedEgg]

proc format;

picture dowdt other='%A %0d%b%Y:%0H:%0M (datatype=datetime);

quit;

%let repstddttm=%sysfunc(datetime(),dowdt.);

[slolay]

Thanks Guys!!!!