Date:         Wed, 3 Feb 2010 20:56:15 -0800
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From:         SAS_learner <proccontents@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Are these SAS date functions
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Hello _all_,

data _null_;
file print;
date= sysdate() ;
put "date=" date;
 time= systime() ;
format time time8.;
put "time=" time;
 months= months_between(datepart(hiredate),today()) ;
put "months=" months;
day= next_day(today(), 2) ;
format day date7.;
put "day=" day;
a= monname(today());
a= downame(today());
put "a=" a;
a= monname3(today());
put "a=" a;
a= downame3(today());
put "a=" a;
run;

Some body asked me why these date functions are not working and when I tried
Sysdate()
  data _null_;
98   file print;
99   date= sysdate() ;
           -------
           68
ERROR 68-185: The function SYSDATE is unknown, or cannot be accessed.

100  put "date=" date;
101  run;

NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors. and