Date:         Mon, 1 May 2000 15:45:41 -0400
Reply-To:     laurie_abell@DOFASCO.CA
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Laurie Abell <laurie_abell@DOFASCO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Current date (Autoexec)
Comments: To: cheng_wei@HOTMAIL.COM
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I believe that the ddMONyyyy (date9.) formatted &sysdate9 was a patch that
was made available with TS060 (which is why Nancy's worked). If you have
6.12 with a release before TS060, then &sysdate9 will not be available (and
it won't be in any of the SAS 6  manuals). You can probably find the exact
details about this at www.sas.com

regards,
Laurie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wei cheng [SMTP:cheng_wei@HOTMAIL.COM]
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 3:36 PM
> To:   SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject:      Re: Current date (Autoexec)
>
> I tried on my TSO055 for both windows 98 and NT, it is the same as Jim's.
> That's interesting if anyone knows the reason. I couldn't find it in the
> Macro reference manual.
>
> Wei
>
>
> >From: Jim Groeneveld <J.Groeneveld@ITGROUPS.COM>
> >Reply-To: Jim Groeneveld <J.Groeneveld@ITGROUPS.COM>
> >To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> >Subject: Re: Current date (Autoexec)
> >Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 15:22:05 +0200
> >
> >Nancy,
> >
> >Very interesting. Apparently I have TS020 as is shown by:
> >
> >NOTE: Copyright (c) 1989-1996 by SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA.
> >NOTE: SAS (r) Proprietary Software Release 6.12  TS020
> >       Licensed to IMRO TRAMARKO, Site xxxxxxxxxx.
> >1    %PUT &SYSDATE;
> >01MAY00
> >2    %PUT &SYSDATE9;
> >WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference SYSDATE9 not resolved.
> >&SYSDATE9
> >
> >So this is the first time I am aware of more different versions 6.12 for
> >Windows.
> >
> >Regards - Jim.
> >--
> >Y. (Jim) Groeneveld, MSc      IMRO TRAMARKO       tel. +31 412 407 070
> >senior statistician,          P.O. Box 1          fax. +31 412 407 080
> >head IT department            5350 AA BERGHEM     IMRO TRAMARKO: a CRO
> >J.Groeneveld@ITGroups.com     the Netherlands     in clinical research
> >
> >It is my job to keep my computer at work, but its job is to reveal my
> work.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Brucken, Nancy [SMTP:Nancy.Brucken@wl.com]
> > > Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 3:02 PM
> > > To:   'Jim Groeneveld'
> > > Subject:      RE: Current date (Autoexec)
> > >
> > > Hi Jim,
> > >    I beg to differ on this one- here is my log, v6.12 for Windows
> >(TS060),
> > > Windows NT 4.0:
> > >
> > > 1    %put &sysdate;
> > > 01MAY00
> > > 2    %put &sysdate9;
> > > 01MAY2000
> > >
> > > Nancy
> > >
> > > Nancy Brucken
> > > Parke-Davis, Clinical Informatics
> > > (734) 622-5767
> > > E-mail address:  Nancy.Brucken@wl.com
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jim Groeneveld [mailto:J.Groeneveld@ITGROUPS.COM]
> > > Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 4:51 AM
> > > To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> > > Subject: Re: Current date (Autoexec)
> > >
> > >
> > > Fabrizio,
> > >
> > > SAS vs. 6.12 for Windows obviously does not know a &SYSDATE9.
> > >
> > > Regards - Jim.
> > > --
> > > Y. Groeneveld, MSc            IMRO TRAMARKO       tel. +31 412 407 070
> > > senior statistician,          P.O. Box 1          fax. +31 412 407 080
> > > head IT department            5350 AA BERGHEM     IMRO TRAMARKO: a CRO
> > > J.Groeneveld@ITGroups.com     the Netherlands     in clinical research
> > >
> > > It is my job to keep my computer at work, but its job is to reveal my
> > > work.
>
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