Sas Format Statement

Learn how to use the FORMAT statement to associate formats with variables in SAS data sets. See syntax, arguments, examples, and comparisons with other statements.

In SAS Cloud Analytic Services CAS, PROC FORMAT supports the creation of user-defined formats in catalogs on the SAS client. The CASFMTLIB statement of PROC FORMAT supports adding formats and format libraries to a CAS session.

Temporarily Formatting Values The FORMAT statement, when used in a SAS procedure, associates a particular format with one or more variables. Formats assigned in this way will remain in effect only for the current processing step.

Learn how to use formats to control the display and storage of data in SAS. Find the syntax, definition, and examples of each format, as well as the compatibility with SBCS.

Learn how to use the FORMAT statement to specify formats for variables in SAS data sets. The FORMAT statement can also be used to create custom formats, format labels, and format options.

You format variables in many SAS procedures with the FORMAT statement. The also exists PROC specific options to change their appearance.

Learn how to use the FORMAT statement to change the appearance of numeric, character, and date variables in a SAS Data Step. See examples, syntax, and a list of numeric formats.

The FORMAT statement can use standard SAS formats or user-written formats that have been previously defined in PROC FORMAT. A single FORMAT statement can associate the same format with several variables, or it can associate different formats with different variables.

specifies a SAS data set from which PROC FORMAT builds informats or formats. CNTLIN builds formats and informats without using a VALUE, PICTURE, or INVALUE statement. If you specify a one-level name, then the procedure searches only the default library either the WORK library or USER library for the data set, regardless of whether you specify the LIBRARY option.

This tutorial explains how to use PROC FORMAT in SAS to format the output of results, including several examples.