Md,

As I am still unsure how you wish to use this format (ie. proc print , freq, etc...) I will offer these two solutions to you and leave them to you to bring to fruition if you so choose too.

1.) Data Step view (can drop delete reformat whatever you like here and you are not changing the underlying data structure of the permenant data set.

2.) and finally use a data step or proc sql (I would use SQL) and create your own format from the existing data.

Toby Dunn

From: Md Alam <mehedisas@YAHOO.COM> Reply-To: Md Alam <mehedisas@YAHOO.COM> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: DATES - informat -> New Information for right result Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 15:47:58 -0500

One of the main reason I need help from you is I can not create or drop any variable. I am using PROC COMPARE at the bottom of the program. So I can not have any indication in my final report that there was any attribute changes. Thanks for your help. But in your program you are creating a variable and dropting it off. So you are actually creating different attribute. Can you please help me out without doing that? Thanks