Formats tutorial slides for VirtualSUG March 2008

My Friend the®SAS FormatAndrew H. KarpSierra Information Services19229 Sonoma Highway #264Sonoma, California 95476 USA707 996 7380Andrew@sierrainformation.comhttp://www.SierraInformation.com1Copyright © 2005 Sierra Information Services, Inc. All rights reserved. This document may not be duplicated without the express written consent of the copyright holder. SAS and all SAS Institute product names contained herein are trademarks of SAS Institute, Inc. in the USA and other countries (R) indicates USA registration. Revised Feb 2005My Friend the SAS Format• What You Will Learn in the Presentation– Overview of Core Format Functionalities• Can’t cover everything in 50 minutes!– Using Formats to “alter the external representation of the values of variables in a SAS data set”• SAS Supplied Formats• Creating Your Own Formats Using PROC FORMAT– Value Formats– Picture Formats• Permanent vs. Temporary Formats• Creating SAS Formats Using Variables in SAS Data Sets– Input Control Data Sets2Copyright © 2005 Sierra Information Services, Inc. All rights reserved. This document may not be duplicated without the express written consent of the copyright holder. SAS and all SAS Institute product names contained herein are trademarks of SAS Institute, Inc. in the USA and other countries (R) indicates USA registration. Revised Feb 20051What Does a SAS Format “do”?• A Format is an instruction that the SAS System uses when portraying, or otherwise using, the ...