What is the difference between an informat and a format?
Name three informats or formats.

Answer Posted / m

informat:it is an instruction used by sas to read the data.
eg:$w., $CHARw., commaw.d
format: instruction used by SAS to write the data value.
eg: date9., best., mmddyy10.

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