topic Re: Convert macro variable to different date format in SAS Programming

Convert macro variable to different date format

sfmeier — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:35:30 GMT

Hi all,

I tried to convert a sas date in a macro variable into a different format like in https://communities.sas.com/t5/Base-SAS-Programming/Macro-to-convert-character-to-numeric-variable/m-p/108796#M22613, but it does not work for me:

23         %put &StT; /* aus der Eingabeaufforderung */
20170401
24
25         %let dateend = %sysfunc(putn(%sysfunc(INPUTN(%sysfunc(PUTN(&StT, Z8.)), YYMMDD8.)), date9.));
26         %put &dateend;
01APR2017
27
28
29         %PUT SAS DATA VALUE: &StT;
SAS DATA VALUE: 20170401
30
31         %let dateend2 = %sysfunc(INPUTN(&StT, Z8.), date9.);
32         %put &dateend2;
*********
33

I cannot find my error. Can somebody please help?

Re: Convert macro variable to different date format

Kurt_Bremser — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:40:52 GMT

Use a correct date informat in the inputn function:

%let dateend2 = %sysfunc(INPUTN(&StT, YYMMDD8.), date9.);

just as you did in the first %let.

Re: Convert macro variable to different date format

Shmuel — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:41:58 GMT

on line 31 you missed the PUTN function:

%let dateend2 = %sysfunc(INPUTN(PUTN(&StT, Z8.), YYMMDD8.), date9.);