mcf_getfmttype.sas File Reference

Returns the type of the format. More...

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Detailed Description

Returns the type, eg DATE / DATETIME / TIME (based on hard-coded lookup) else CHAR / NUM.

This macro may be extended in the future to support custom formats - this would necessitate a call to dosubl() for running a proc format with cntlout.

The function itself takes the following (positional) parameters:

PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION
fmtnm	Format name to be tested. Can be with or without the w.d extension.

Usage:

%mcf_getfmttype(wrap=YES, insert_cmplib=YES)

data _null_;
  fmt1=mcf_getfmttype('DATE9.');
  fmt2=mcf_getfmttype('DATETIME');
  put (fmt:)(=);
run;
%put fmt3=%sysfunc(mcf_getfmttype(TIME9.));

Returns:

fmt1=DATE fmt2=DATETIME fmt3=TIME

Parameters

[out]	wrap=	(NO) Choose YES to add the proc fcmp wrapper.
[out]	lib=	(work) The output library in which to create the catalog.
[out]	cat=	(sasjs) The output catalog in which to create the package.
[out]	pkg=	(utils) The output package in which to create the function. Uses a 3 part format: libref.catalog.package
[out]	insert_cmplib=	DEPRECATED - The CMPLIB option is checked and values inserted only if needed.

SAS Macros

• mcf_init.sas

Related Programs

• mcf_getfmttype.test.sas
• mp_init.sas

Todo:

"Custom Format Lookups" To enable site-specific formats, make use of a set of SASJS_FMTLIST_(DATATYPE) global variables.

Definition in file mcf_getfmttype.sas.