FORMAT Procedure

Viewing a Format Definition Using SAS Explorer

After you create a format, you can view the definition for the format using SAS Explorer.
  1. Select Viewthen selectExplorer.
  2. Open the format folder. To view the default format folder, expand Librariesthen selectLibrary and select Formats.
    SAS Explorer Displaying the Formats Folder
  3. To view the format description, do one of the following actions on the format name in the contents pane:
    • double-click the format name
    • right-click the format name and select View
    The format description appears in the Results Viewer window.
The Results Viewer windows displaying the Uscurrency format definition