ࡱ> {` q0bjbjFF .,,q(ppppppp ,8j($$$$$,  $h^r1p$$1pp$$FÐÐÐp$p$ Ð ÐÐ:,pp;$ c ' ǖD\01 ЩЩ;;\Щp0ZX@Ð4̆11 =HB=HBpppppp SAS FUNCTIONS: Index A SAS function performs a computation or system manipulation on arguments and returns a value.Most functions use arguments supplied by the user, but a few obtain their arguments from the host operating environment.  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_funcarg.htm" Function Arguments  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_funcres.htm" Function Results  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_funcat.htm" Function Categories  HYPERLINK "ms-its:host.chm::/host.hlp/chfuncffunc.htm" Host Functions SAS FUNCTION: Function Categories The following are functions by category:  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_arith.htm" Arithmetic Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_quan.htm" Quantile Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_bitwise.htm" Bitwise Logical Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_prob.htm" Probability and Density Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_char.htm" Character Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/a000441158.htm" Character String Matching Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_ran.htm" Random Number Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_data.htm" SAS File I/O Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_samp.htm" Sample Statistic Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_date.htm" Date and Time Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/a000620536.htm" Dynamic Link Library  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_special.htm" Special Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_ext.htm" External File Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_state.htm" State and Zip Code Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_fin.htm" Financial Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_trig.htm" Trigonometric Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_lib.htm" Library and Catalog Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_trunc.htm" Truncation Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_math.htm" Mathematical Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/a000429018.htm" DBCS Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_var.htm" Variable Information Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/dsfunc_noncent.htm" Noncentrality Functions  HYPERLINK "ms-its:base.chm::/base.hlp/a001227176.htm" Web Tools SAS FUNCTIONS: Date and Time Functions DATDIF(sdate,edate,basis)returns the number of days between two datesDATE()returns the current date as a SAS date valueDATEJUL(julian-date)converts a Julian date to a SAS date valueDATEPART(datetime)extracts the date from a SAS datetime value DATETIME()returns the current date and time of dayDAY(date)returns the day of the month from a SAS date valueDHMS(date,hour,minute,second)returns a SAS datetime value from date, hour, minute, and secondHMS(hour,minute,second)returns a SAS time value from hour, minute, and secondHOUR(