Overview
Introduction
When planning modifications to
SAS data sets, be sure to examine the many SAS functions that are
available. SAS functions are pre-written routines that provide
programming shortcuts for many calculations and manipulations of
data.
This chapter teaches you how to use a variety of functions, such as
those shown in the table below. You learn to convert data from one
data type to another, to work with SAS date and time values, and to
manipulate the values of character variables.
Selected SAS Functions and Their
Descriptions
|
Function
|
Description
|
Form
|
Sample Value
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
YEAR
|
Extracts the year value from a
SAS date value.
|
YEAR(date)
|
2002 |
|
QTR
|
Extracts the quarter value from
a SAS date value.
|
QTR(date) ... |
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