DATE Function

Returns the current date as a SAS date value.

Categories:	Date and Time
Categories:	CAS
Alias:	TODAY
Interaction:	If the value of the TIMEZONE= system option is set to a time zone name or time zone ID, the date and time values that are returned for this function are determined by the time zone.
See:	TODAY Function

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Syntax

DATE()

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

This example shows how the DATE function returns a date value based on the value of the TIMEZONE= system option.

option timezone='America/Los_Angeles';
data _null_;
   d1=date();
   put d1=nldate.;
run;

SAS writes the following results to the log:

d1=November 07, 2012

This example shows how the DATE function returns a date value based on the value of the TIMEZONE= system option.

option timezone='Asia/Shanghai';
data _null_;
   d2=date();
   put d2=nldate.;
run;

SAS writes the following results to the log:

d2=November 08, 2012

Last updated: March 16, 2017