SAS 9.1 Language Reference Dictionary, Volumes 1, 2 and 3

Returns the current date as a SAS date value

Category: Date and Time

Alias: DATE

Syntax

TODAY ()

Details

The TODAY function produces the current date in the form of a SAS date value, which is the number of days since January 1, 1960.

Example

These statements illustrate a practical use of the TODAY function:

data _null_; tday=today(); if (tday-datedue)> 15 then do; put 'As of ' tday date9. ' Account #' account 'is more than 15 days overdue.'; end; run;