Character date 31.03.2001 to numerical, SAS -
i have variable entered 31.01.2002 entries, , character. put in numerical form date9. .
i have tried below:
date=input(oldway, 10.); date=input(oldway, date9.); put date=ddmmyy10.; date=input(compress(oldway,'.'),10.); date = input(compress(oldway),date9.); format date date9.; run;
i have tried combinations of above , no avail.
any ideas forward motion?
kind regards!!
you can't input date using date9.
informat string variable isn't in format. can use ddmmyy10.
, though, , takes care of .
characters.
data have; input old $10.; cards; 31.01.2014 28.02.2014 01.01.2015 ; run; data want; set have; new = input(old, ddmmyy10.); format new date9.; run;
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