Date:         Fri, 8 Aug 2003 01:02:36 +0300
Reply-To:     Arto Raiskio <arto.raiskio@SUOMENPOSTI.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Arto Raiskio <arto.raiskio@SUOMENPOSTI.COM>
Subject:      questions on datetime

I have a current DBF file produced daily from a call monitor system known as
Aspect

this DBF contains a date and time value variable which has values in it like

1059569915 which translates via (data _null_;set;format d datetime.;put d=)
as

29JUL1993:12:58:35

now the question is why is this value 1993 when I know it is for July 29 of
this year or 2003 ?

I know I can manually code for the wrong year value but I wonder why the 4
year difference?

a sample of yesterdays activity shows up as

1060214430 which sas translates to 06AUG93:00:00:30

can't think why the vendor would be off by 4 years? any ideas?