| Date: | Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:38:40 -0700 |
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| Reply-To: | "Duell, Bob" <BD9439@ATT.COM> |
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| Sender: | "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> |
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| From: | "Duell, Bob" <BD9439@ATT.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Formating a Macro value ?? |
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| In-Reply-To: | A<c2192a610807310829mf256397v5b60b5d4363aac0f@mail.gmail.com> |
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Because CALL SYMPUT does not use the formatted value of the variable.
(BTW, this annoys me sometimes.) Try this instead:
Data test ;
time = datetime();
format time datetime20.;
call symput('time', put( time, datetime20. ));
Run;
proc printto log="&logdir.mntx3301_lis_log_&time..txt" new ;
run;
Proc Print ;
Run;
-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
SAS_learner
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 8:29 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Formating a Macro value ??
hello all,
Data test ;
time = %sysfunc(datetime());
Format time datetime20.;
call symput('time', time );
Run;
proc printto log="&logdir.mntx3301_lis_log_&time..txt" new ;
run;
Proc Print ;
Run;
The Purpose is get a log file with the date and time so that I know what
is
log that has been run when ?? but some how using above code dose result
in
formatted value of macro time. What is that I am missing ??
thanks
SL
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