What is the difference between an informat and a format.
Name three informats or formats.
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Informats is used to read a data in a particular format.
Formats is used to write a data in a particular format.
Both informats and formats can be customized using the proc
format procedure. Some of the commonly used informats and
formats are MMDDYYw., DATEw., COMMAw.d, $w., TIMEw. to name
a few.
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