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YYQw.

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Date and time

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the input field.

Default:	4
Range:	4-32

Details

The quarter must be in the form yyQq or yyyyQq, where

yy or yyyy

is an integer that represents the two- or four-digit year.

q

is an integer (1, 2, 3, or 4) that represents the quarter of the year. You can also represent the quarter as 01, 02, 03, or 04.

The letter Q must separate the year value and the quarter value. The year value, the letter Q, and the quarter value cannot be separated by blanks. A value that is read with YYQw. produces a SAS date value that corresponds to the first day of the specified quarter.

Note:    SAS interprets a two-digit year as belonging to the 100-year span that is defined by the YEARCUTOFF= system option.  

Examples

input quarter yyq7.; 

Data Lines	Results
----+----1----+
97Q2
97Q02
1997Q02

See Also

	Functions: QTR YEAR YYQ
	System Option: YEARCUTOFF=

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