Date:         Mon, 12 May 2003 10:27:32 -0400
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J. (PHPPO)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Fehd, Ronald J. (PHPPO)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: tip: v9 options date/time Reset
Comments: cc: Peter Flom <flom@NDRI.ORG>
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> From: Peter Flom [mailto:flom@NDRI.ORG]
> I remember asking this list about this question, and getting
> (ans using) the following in v8 (it also worked in V6)
>
> %macro now(fmt=datetime21.2) / cmd stmt;
>  %sysfunc( datetime(), &fmt )
> %mend  now;
> footnote  %now;
> /* this macro, with the footnote call, prints the CURRENT
> date and time as a footnote, by default (as opposed to the
> date/time that SAS was started */
>
> How does the v9 option improve this (if at all)?

no kludge needed.
once you set the option DTRESET to True/Yes
options date dtreset;
the date in TITLE1 changes in every new step.

Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2@cdc.gov
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