diff --git a/all.sas b/all.sas
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@@ -23556,6 +23556,115 @@ run;
 
 %mend ml_json;
 /**
+  @file
+  @brief Returns the type of the format
+  @details
+  Returns the type, eg DATE / DATETIME / TIME (based on hard-coded lookup)
+  else CHAR / NUM.
+
+  This macro may be extended in the future to support custom formats - this
+  would necessitate a call to `dosubl()` for running a proc format with cntlout.
+
+  The function itself takes the following (positional) parameters:
+
+  | PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION |
+  |---|---|
+  | fmt | Format name to be tested.  Can be with or without the w.d extension.|
+
+  Usage:
+
+      %mcf_getfmttype(wrap=YES, insert_cmplib=YES)
+
+      data _null_;
+        fmt1=mcf_getfmttype('DATE9.');
+        fmt2=mcf_getfmttype('DATETIME');
+        put (fmt:)(=);
+      run;
+      %put fmt3=%sysfunc(mcf_getfmttype(TIME9.));
+
+  Returns:
+
+  > fmt1=DATE fmt2=DATETIME
+  > fmt3=TIME
+
+  @param [out] wrap= (NO) Choose YES to add the proc fcmp wrapper.
+  @param [out] insert_cmplib= (NO) Choose YES to insert the package into the
+    CMPLIB reference.
+  @param [out] lib= (work) The output library in which to create the catalog.
+  @param [out] cat= (sasjs) The output catalog in which to create the package.
+  @param [out] pkg= (utils) The output package in which to create the function.
+    Uses a 3 part format:  libref.catalog.package
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mcf_init.sas
+
+  <h4> Related Programs </h4>
+  @li mcf_getfmttype.test.sas
+  @li mp_init.sas
+
+  @todo "Custom Format Lookups" To enable site-specific formats, make
+  use of a set of SASJS_FMTLIST_(DATATYPE) global variables.
+
+**/
+
+%macro mcf_getfmttype(wrap=NO
+  ,insert_cmplib=NO
+  ,lib=WORK
+  ,cat=SASJS
+  ,pkg=UTILS
+)/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
+
+%if %mcf_init(mcf_getfmttype)=1 %then %return;
+
+%if &wrap=YES  %then %do;
+  proc fcmp outlib=&lib..&cat..&pkg;
+%end;
+
+function mcf_getfmttype(var $) $8;
+  if substr(var,1,1)='$' then return('CHAR');
+  else do;
+    /* extract NAME */
+    length fmt $32;
+    fmt=scan(var,1,'.');
+    do while (
+      substr(fmt,length(fmt),1) in ('1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9','0')
+      );
+      if length(fmt)=1 then fmt='W';
+      else fmt=substr(fmt,1,length(fmt)-1);
+    end;
+
+    /* apply lookups */
+    if cats(fmt) in ('DATETIME','B8601DN','B8601DN','B8601DT','B8601DT'
+      ,'B8601DZ','B8601DZ','DATEAMPM','DTDATE','DTMONYY','DTWKDATX','DTYEAR'
+      ,'DTYYQC','E8601DN','E8601DN','E8601DT','E8601DT','E8601DZ','E8601DZ')
+      then return('DATETIME');
+    else if fmt in ('DATE','YYMMDD','B8601DA','B8601DA','DAY','DDMMYY'
+      ,'DDMMYYB','DDMMYYC','DDMMYYD','DDMMYYN','DDMMYYP','DDMMYYS','DDMMYYx'
+      ,'DOWNAME','E8601DA','E8601DA','JULDAY','JULIAN','MMDDYY','MMDDYYB'
+      ,'MMDDYYC','MMDDYYD','MMDDYYN','MMDDYYP','MMDDYYS','MMDDYYx','MMYY'
+      ,'MMYYC','MMYYD','MMYYN','MMYYP','MMYYS','MMYYx','MONNAME','MONTH'
+      ,'MONYY','PDJULG','PDJULI','QTR','QTRR','WEEKDATE','WEEKDATX','WEEKDAY'
+      ,'WEEKU','WEEKV','WEEKW','WORDDATE','WORDDATX','YEAR','YYMM','YYMMC'
+      ,'YYMMD','YYMMDDB','YYMMDDC','YYMMDDD','YYMMDDN','YYMMDDP','YYMMDDS'
+      ,'YYMMDDx','YYMMN','YYMMP','YYMMS','YYMMx','YYMON','YYQ','YYQC','YYQD'
+      ,'YYQN','YYQP','YYQR','YYQRC','YYQRD','YYQRN','YYQRP','YYQRS','YYQRx'
+      ,'YYQS','YYQx','YYQZ') then return('DATE');
+    else if fmt in ('TIME','B8601LZ','B8601LZ','B8601TM','B8601TM','B8601TZ'
+      ,'B8601TZ','E8601LZ','E8601LZ','E8601TM','E8601TM','E8601TZ','E8601TZ'
+      ,'HHMM','HOUR','MMSS','TIMEAMPM','TOD') then return('TIME');
+    else return('NUM');
+  end;
+endsub;
+
+%if &wrap=YES %then %do;
+  quit;
+%end;
+
+%if &insert_cmplib=YES %then %do;
+  options insert=(CMPLIB=(&lib..&cat));
+%end;
+
+%mend mcf_getfmttype;/**
   @file
   @brief Sets up the mcf_xx functions
   @details