| Formatting Variable Values |
| Associating User-Defined Formats with
Variables |
When you build a large catalog of permanent formats, it can be easy to
forget the exact spelling of a specific format name or its range of values.
Adding the keyword FMTLIB to the PROC FORMAT statement displays
a list of all the formats in your catalog and a description of their values.
libname library 'c:\sas\formats\lib';
proc format library=library fmtlib;
run;
When you submit this PROC step, the Output window displays a description of each format in your permanent catalog. |
SAS Output
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Format
Name: JobFmt Length: 23 Number of Values: 5
Min Length: 1 Max Length: 40 Default Length: 23 Fuzz: Std |
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| START | END | LABEL (VER. 9.00 29AUG2001:11:13:14) |
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103
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103
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manager |
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105
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105
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text processor |
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111
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111
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assoc. technical writer |
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112
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112
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technical writer |
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113
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113
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senior technical writer |
In addition to the name, range, and label, the format description includes
the
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