DHMS Function

Returns a SAS datetime value from date, hour , minute, and second

Category: Date and Time

Syntax

DHMS ( date,hour,minute,second )

Arguments

date

• specifies a SAS expression that represents a SAS date value.

hour

• is numeric.

minute

• is numeric.

second

• is numeric.

Details

The DHMS function returns a numeric value that represents a SAS datetime value. This numeric value can be either positive or negative.

Examples

The following SAS statements produce these results:

SAS Statements	Results
dtid=dhms01jan03'd,15,30,15); put dtid; put dtid datetime.;	1357054215 01JAN03:15:30:15
dtid2=dhms('01jan03'd,15,30,61); put dtid2; put dtid2 datetime.;	1357054261 01JAN03:15:31:01
dtid3=dhms('01jan03'd,15,.5,15); put dtid3; put dtid3 datetime.;	1357052445 01JAN02:15:00:45

The following SAS statements show how to combine a SAS date value with a SAS time value into a SAS datetime value. If you execute these statements on April 2, 2003 at the time of 15:05:02, it produces these results:

SAS Statements	Result
day=date();
time=time();
sasdt=dhms(day,0,0,time);
put sasdt datetime.;	02APR03:15:05:02

See Also

Function:

• 'HMS Function' on page 578