It is a step in the right direction. Below is the example. m - integer number of month converted to "X years Y month".  50 4 years 2 months 51 4 years 3 months ... 58 4 years 10 months 59 4 years 11 months 60 5 years 0 months data m_to_ym; do m=1 to 60; result = catx(' ', floor(m/12), 'years', m - floor(m/12)*12, 'months'); output; end; run;   ... View more

: I agree with your xml recommendation, but am not sufficiently proficient with XML to incorporate it in the macro thus will have to leave that to someone else. ... View more