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What is the difference between an informat and a format?
Name three informats or formats.
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Answer / ramesh babu
Informats are instractions which help to SAS to read
datavalues (Non Standard values) into variables (Standard
values)
Eg: $upcaseW.
commaW.d
dateW.
Formats are instractions which help to SAS to write Standard
values into Non Standard values.
Eg: $upcaseW.
commaW.d
dateW.
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Answer / chiranjeevi
Informat:
1)It should appear only datastep.
2)it is used for SAS special instructions to read the
special data values.it can be used either in the input
statements,else by using a separate statement called 'informat'.
syntax:informat<variable name>>type of informat>
or
input<variable name><type of informat>
format:
1)it should appear only proc step.
2)it is used to write or print the special data values in
the output window.
syntax:format<variable name><type of format>.
informats:1)date formats
a)datew.
b)ddmmyyw.
c)commaw.
d)percent(%)
formats and informats both are same only.
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Answer / harish
formates ,informates r comma.,percentage,date.these 3 r
differant types formates&informates.
formates is used for reading of data
informates is used for the printing of data.
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