topic Re: Input Function char to date in SAS Programming

Input Function char to date

David_Billa — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 07:38:09 GMT

can someone help me resolve this error? I except date value from this code. e.g. 10-09-2078

data test;
dt=input('43352',MMDDYY10.);
format dt MMDDYY10.;
run;

Log:

26         data test;
27         dt=input('43352',MMDDYY10.);
28         format dt MMDDYY10.;
29         run;

NOTE: Invalid argument to function INPUT at line 27 column 4.
dt=. _ERROR_=1 _N_=1
NOTE: Mathematical operations could not be performed at the following places. The results of the operations have been set to
      missing values

Re: Input Function char to date

PeterClemmensen — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 07:36:00 GMT

What do you expect from this code?

Re: Input Function char to date

David_Billa — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 07:38:32 GMT

I except date value from this code. e.g. 10-09-2078

Re: Input Function char to date

Kurt_Bremser — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 07:53:32 GMT

@David_Billa wrote:

I except date value from this code. e.g. 10-09-2078

But your input string of

'43352'

very clearly does not match the structure of your date, which is required by the MMDDYY10. informat.

Simply read it as a number:

data _null_;
dt = input('43352',5.);
format dt yymmdd10.;
put dt=;
run;

Log:

 69         data _null_;
 70         dt = input('43352',5.);
 71         format dt yymmdd10.;
 72         put dt=;
 73         run;
 
 dt=2078-09-10