topic Re: Change the DATE format from string in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Change-the-DATE-format-from-string/m-p/766748#M243022 Thank you, Reeza for your help. Thu, 09 Sep 2021 01:28:57 GMT Friend1 2021-09-09T01:28:57Z Change the DATE format from string https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Change-the-DATE-format-from-string/m-p/766744#M243019 <P>Could anyone help me to change to the DATE format from the character? I have added the first two observations for the character variable:</P><P>10/9/2020, 12:11 AM</P><P>10/28/2020, 1:04 PM</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you very much.</P> Thu, 09 Sep 2021 01:16:17 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Change-the-DATE-format-from-string/m-p/766744#M243019 Friend1 2021-09-09T01:16:17Z Re: Change the DATE format from string https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Change-the-DATE-format-from-string/m-p/766747#M243021 dateVar = input(scan(charVar, 1, ","), mmddyy10.);<BR />format dateVar date9.; Thu, 09 Sep 2021 01:23:51 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Change-the-DATE-format-from-string/m-p/766747#M243021 Reeza 2021-09-09T01:23:51Z Re: Change the DATE format from string https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Change-the-DATE-format-from-string/m-p/766748#M243022 Thank you, Reeza for your help. Thu, 09 Sep 2021 01:28:57 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Change-the-DATE-format-from-string/m-p/766748#M243022 Friend1 2021-09-09T01:28:57Z