topic Re: convert character date and time in ISO format in SAS Programming

convert character date and time in ISO format

draroda — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:47:13 GMT

Hi,

I have below data in character format.

Date Time

20160824 0345

yymmdd8. hhmm

I need new variable dtc as below.

2016-08-24T03:45:00 with format of is8601da. or is8601dt..

Please guide.

Regards,

Rajesh

ballardw — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 17:33:51 GMT

If the value for your date is already a SAS date and the time a SAS time value then you can create the date time variable in a data step with:

dtc = dhms(date,0,0,time);

and assign the desired format.

PGStats — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 01:28:29 GMT

If Date and Time are indeed character variables then

tm = input(Time, hhmmss4.);
dt = dhms(input(Date, yymmdd8.), hour(tm), minute(tm), second(tm));
format dt e8601dt19.;