https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-convert-a-character-date-with-full-month-name-to-SAS-date/m-p/749343#M235444 <PRE><CODE class=" language-sas">data have; input word_date $ 20.; num_date =input(word_date, anydtdte32.); format num_date worddate.; cards; July 7, 2004 June 8,1998 December 14, 2018 ;;;; run;</CODE></PRE> <P>Please remember to try and search your questions before posting as well.</P> <P><A href="https://communities.sas.com/t5/General-SAS-Programming/Converting-character-worddate-format-into-a-date-format/td-p/355735" target="_blank">https://communities.sas.com/t5/General-SAS-Programming/Converting-character-worddate-format-into-a-date-format/td-p/355735</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://communities.sas.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/223871">@Ani7</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /> <P>I have a dataset that has a character variable called date with values <BR />July 7, 2004<BR />June 8,1998<BR />December 14, 2018<BR /><BR />How can I convert this to a SAS date without a whole bunch of substrings?</P> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:43:15 GMT Reeza 2021-06-21T17:43:15Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-convert-a-character-date-with-full-month-name-to-SAS-date/m-p/749338#M235441 <P>I have a dataset that has a character variable called date with values <BR />July 7, 2004<BR />June 8,1998<BR />December 14, 2018<BR /><BR />How can I convert this to a SAS date without a whole bunch of substrings?</P> Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:28:29 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-convert-a-character-date-with-full-month-name-to-SAS-date/m-p/749338#M235441 Ani7 2021-06-21T17:28:29Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-convert-a-character-date-with-full-month-name-to-SAS-date/m-p/749343#M235444 <PRE><CODE class=" language-sas">data have; input word_date $ 20.; num_date =input(word_date, anydtdte32.); format num_date worddate.; cards; July 7, 2004 June 8,1998 December 14, 2018 ;;;; run;</CODE></PRE> <P>Please remember to try and search your questions before posting as well.</P> <P><A href="https://communities.sas.com/t5/General-SAS-Programming/Converting-character-worddate-format-into-a-date-format/td-p/355735" target="_blank">https://communities.sas.com/t5/General-SAS-Programming/Converting-character-worddate-format-into-a-date-format/td-p/355735</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://communities.sas.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/223871">@Ani7</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /> <P>I have a dataset that has a character variable called date with values <BR />July 7, 2004<BR />June 8,1998<BR />December 14, 2018<BR /><BR />How can I convert this to a SAS date without a whole bunch of substrings?</P> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:43:15 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-convert-a-character-date-with-full-month-name-to-SAS-date/m-p/749343#M235444 Reeza 2021-06-21T17:43:15Z