There is a field containing a date. It needs to be
displayed in the format
"ddmonyy" if it's before 1975,
"dd mon ccyy" if it's after 1985, and
as 'Disco Years' if it's between 1975 and 1985.
How would you accomplish this in data step code? Using
only PROC FORMAT
Answer Posted / kavitha
DATA D1;
INPUT SLNO DATE DATE9. ;
DATALINES;
1 12DEC08
2 22NOV08
3 01JAN08
4 12FEB07
5 13MAR07
6 24APR06
7 17MAY06
8 20JUN05
9 29JUL05
10 30APR09
;
RUN;
proc format ;
value KAVI low-'31DEC2006'd='***ddmonyy***'
'01JAN2007'd-'31DEC2007'd='***dd mon ccyy***'
'01JAN2008'd-high=' **Disco Years **';
RUN;
proc print data=D2 noobs label;
format DATE KAVI.;
RUN;
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