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SAS - datetime stamp for filenames
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sas_datetime_macro_variable.sas
*This illustrates how to create a datetime stamp in the format of YYYYMMDDHHMM;
%let fileTimeStamp = %sysfunc(date(), yymmddn8.)%sysfunc(putc(%sysfunc(time(), b8601TM6.), $4.)) ;
%put &fileTimeStamp.;
*Results from log;
* 71 %let fileTime = %sysfunc(date(), yymmddn8.)%sysfunc(putc(%sysfunc(time(), b8601TM6.), $4.)) ;
* 72 %put &fileTime.;
* 201907310938;
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