topic how to convert number to ddmmd10. format in SAS Programming

how to convert number to ddmmd10. format

thanikondharish — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:22:40 GMT

data ex ;
num=10122019 ;
num1=num ;
format num1 ddmmyyd10. ;
run;

num1 variable should be ddmmyyd10 format but the above program is not working .

For 10122019(day month year) is there any format

Re: how to convert number to ddmmd10. format

PeterClemmensen — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:25:51 GMT

Like this?

data test;
    num=10122019;
    dt=input(put(num, 8.), ddmmyy8.);
    format dt ddmmyy10.;
run;

Re: how to convert number to ddmmd10. format

thanikondharish — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:31:05 GMT

I know this one is there any direct format like date9 ddmmyyd10

Re: how to convert number to ddmmd10. format

Kurt_Bremser — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:32:56 GMT

You need to change the value to a SAS date value to make a date format work, period.

Re: how to convert number to ddmmd10. format

PaigeMiller — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 13:40:33 GMT

@thanikondharish wrote:

data ex ;
num=10122019 ;
num1=num ;
format num1 ddmmyyd10. ;
run;

Your value of num=10122019 looks like a date to you, but SAS does not consider this a date. It does not matter that it looks like a date to you. This is the crucial point. SAS thinks that dates are integers representing the number of days since January 1, 1960, so you have to convert the value of NUM to an actual SAS date (the number of days since 1/1/1960) before any SAS date formats will work. @PeterClemmensen (and possibly others) have shown you how to do this.

@thanikondharish, could you please go back and mark the answer by @PeterClemmensen as correct? (And similarly in your other threads?) Thanks!