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vasanthz

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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 5:34 pm
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Hi,
I have a timstamp value inside a SAS dataset variable.
I would like to write it to an external PS file using PUT statement in the original format.

Code:
data timestamp;
infile 'dcollect.file';
input @13 timestmp SMFSTAMP8. ;
run;

<some processing comes here.>

data _null_;
set timestamp;
file 'some external file';
put @13 timestmp ??????; <- what format should i specify?
run;


Please let me know how we write the timestamp variable to external file in the same format in which it was read in the 1st step.

Thanks in advance,
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 10:17 pm
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Did you try SMFSTAMP8. ?
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 10:22 pm
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Yes, It gave the error,
Code:

ERROR 48-59: The format SMFSTAMP was not found or could not be loaded.


I think SMFSTAMP is one of those things like $CHAR which are only informats used in INPUT statement but cannot be used in PUT statement.
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 10:34 pm
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Yeah, looking at the SAS documentation, SMFSTAMP is an INFORMAT -- which means it cannot be used for output. But you might be able to use PD8. to put the value back out.
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2012 12:27 pm
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Hi Robert,
Thanks for the suggestion.
I tried the PD and PIB formats, but it looks like timestamp read via SMFSTAMP8. is something different.
Code:

OPTIONS OBS = 10;   
DATA READSTAMP;             
 INFILE 'dcollect file';
 INPUT @13 TIMESTMP SMFSTAMP8.;   
 FILE 'WELLS.SORTIN';   
 PUT @13 TIMESTMP PIB8. @25 TIMESTMP PD8.;
RUN;   
       
DATA VERIFY;       
 INFILE 'WELLS.SORTIN';         
 INPUT @13 TIMSTMP1 SMFSTAMP8. @25 TIMSTMP2 SMFSTAMP8.;   
 PUT TIMSTMP1 DATETIME19. TIMSTMP2 DATETIME19.;       
RUN;   

Error:
NOTE: Invalid data for TIMSTMP1 in line 1 13-20. 
NOTE: Invalid data for TIMSTMP2 in line 1 25-32. 


I will try to search and see what format the data is originally stored in raw file.
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2012 2:36 pm
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Thinking about it, I suspect SAS converts an SMFSTAMP value into a date/time value, which would be useless to output -- and difficult to translate. When I get a chance later on today, I'll see if I can come up with something reasonably straightforward to handle it.
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2012 4:39 pm
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I suspect SAS converts an SMFSTAMP value into a date/time value, which would be useless to output

Yes correct, it makes no sense to write sas datetime values in PD or IB formats. My bad, It did not occur to me.
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I'll see if I can come up with something reasonably straightforward to handle it.

I too will continue to search for a solution. Thanks
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2012 5:38 pm
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Suspicion confirmed. You can use something like this against an SMFSTAMP8 variable DTTM:
Code:
     CENT     = INT((YEAR(DATEPART(DTTM)) - 1900) / 100) ;
     YRVAL    = JULDATE(DATEPART(DTTM)) ;
     OUTVAL   = CENT * 100000 + YRVAL ;
     TM       = TIMEPART(DTTM) * 100  ;
     FORMAT TM IB4. OUTVAL PD4. ;
and output TM and OUTVAL which together will be the SMFSTAMP8. value.
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2012 5:43 pm
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Works GREAT.!
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2012 6:03 pm
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Good to hear that.
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2012 10:10 pm
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Condensed ur code a little bit,
Code:
TM = TIMEPART(DTTM) * 100;             
OUTVAL = JULDATE(DATEPART(DTTM)) - 1900000;
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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2012 2:16 am
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Yeah, the code I posted is designed to show what's happening, not be the most condensed. You don't want to have to make a change in 4 years and look at that code saying "Why 1900000?"
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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2012 2:56 pm
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Robert, I understood that you were explaining things in detail, when you posted your code.
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make a change in 4 years and look at that code saying "Why 1900000?"

4 years? nah.. my retention period is 3-4 months.
I can't concentrate on a thing for more than 2... oh look, a cookie
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PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 12:30 pm
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I guess the next code (without any additional processing) would work :


Code:

data timestamp;
infile 'dcollect.file';
input @13 timestmp $CHAR8.;  /* <---------------- */
run;

<some processing comes here.>

data _null_;
set timestamp;
file 'some external file';
put @13 timestmp $8.;  /*------------------- */
run;
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PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 1:16 pm
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Hi Peter,
Thanks for your thoughts.
But in my case, the limitation is I will not be able to change the way the timestamp is read in the first step. It is read using SMFSTAMP. informat internally.

The below step was for describing the problem.
Code:
data timestamp;
infile 'dcollect.file';
input @13 timestmp SMFSTAMP8. ;
run;

Robert's technique helped in my case.
Thanks,
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PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 2:33 pm
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Vasanth, thought it was a 1 to 1 copy of the field.
With respect to Robert's solution my approach was to do it with with
a minimum of coding.
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PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 2:41 pm
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With respect to Robert's solution my approach was to do it with with
a minimum of coding.

Yup, Got your point.
Having alternate ways of doing the same thing are handy at times. May not be applicable in one scenario, but will be more suited and efficient in other scenarios.
Thanks,
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