Proc Catalog: Proc catalog will give us the details about name and type (numeric or character) of formats
Syntax:
proc catalog catalog = frmtdir.formats;
contents;
run;
*FORMATS, is the name of the folder where all permanent formats are stored inside the library FRMTDIR.
*If you want to get the details of temporary formats use WORK in place of frmtdir.formats;
Proc Format:
Use either SELECT or EXCLUDE statements to choose the formats for which you want to get the details.
Syntax:
proc format library = frmtdir.formats;
select locfmt;
run;
This code will provide the details of LOCFMT in the FRMTDIR library.
Below code gives complte information about what's stored in your format catalogs.
libname frmtdir 'c:\saswork';
proc format library=frmtdir.formats cntlout = formats;
run;
Look at the output dataset 'formats' to get the details of the formats.
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