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ATTRIB statement
Information about using
the ATTRIB statement to assign or change a permanent format can be
found in SAS Statements: Reference.
DATASETS procedure
To assign or change
a variable to a permanent format see the DATASETS procedure in Managing SAS Libraries.
PUT and INPUT functions
The PUT and INPUT functions
can be used for correcting two common errors in working with SAS dates:
treating date values that contain letters or symbols as character
variables, or storing dates written as numbers as ordinary numeric
variables. Neither method enables you to use dates in calculations. For more information,
see “PUT Statement” in SAS Statements: Reference and“INPUT Statement” in SAS Statements: Reference.
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