Example 1 (DATE command)

DATE Y 1960 M.

• This command generates variables DATE_, YEAR_, and MONTH_.
• YEAR_ has a starting value of 1960. MONTH_ starts at the default value of 1.
• By default, YEAR_ has no periodicity, and MONTH_ has a periodicity of 12.

DATE reports the following:

  Name        Label

  YEAR_       YEAR, not periodic
  MONTH_      MONTH, period 12
  DATE_       DATE.  FORMAT:  "MMM YYYY"

The following is a partial listing of the new variables:

   YEAR_ MONTH_ DATE_

    1960    1   JAN 1960
    1960    2   FEB 1960
    1960    3   MAR 1960
    1960    4   APR 1960
     ...
    1960   10   OCT 1960
    1960   11   NOV 1960
    1960   12   DEC 1960
    1961    1   JAN 1961
    1961    2   FEB 1961
     ...
    1999    4   APR 1999
    1999    5   MAY 1999
    1999    6   JUN 1999