SAS- Proc Format

Formatting number, date, labels etc in SAS programming

AS PROGRAMS FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS BY AJEET KUMAR

/* Proc Format Program Number: 1 */

proc format;

value $ genderx 'M' = 'Male'

            'F' = 'Female'

            other = 'Missing';

run;

proc print data = class ;

var name Gender ;

format Gender $genderx.;

run;

/* Proc Format Program Number: 2 */

proc format;

value $ genderx 'M' = 'Male'

            'F' = 'Female'

            other = 'Missing';

value salaryx   10000 <- 50000 = 'LOW'

            50000 <- 70000 = 'MEDIUM'

            70000 <- 99999 = 'HIGH'

            other = 'Error' ;

run;

proc print data = class ;

var name Gender salary ;

format Gender $genderx. salary salaryx.;

run;

/* Proc Format Program Number: 3 */

libname priyanka "D:\SAS Webcom";

proc format library=priyanka;

value $ genderx 'M' = 'Male'

            'F' = 'Female'

            other = 'Missing';

value salaryx   10000 - 50000 = 'LOW'

            50000 - 70000 = 'MEDIUM'

            70000 - 99999 = 'HIGH';

run;

/* Proc Format Program Number: 4 */

options fmtsearch=(priyanka) ;

libname priyanka "D:\SAS Webcom";

proc print data = class ;

format gender $genderx. ;

run;

/* Proc Format Program Number: 5 */

options fmtsearch=(priyanka) ;

libname priyanka "D:\SAS Webcom";

proc print data = class ;

format gender $genderx. ;

run;