topic How to convert a charecter variable to a new variable with date format . in SAS Procedures https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-convert-a-charecter-variable-to-a-new-variable-with-date/m-p/20673#M4298 I have variable called 'a' with charecter datatype.From this i want to create a new variable 'b' with date format.<BR /> <BR /> eg;<BR /> <BR /> A <BR /> 20040601 <BR /> 20031112 <BR /> <BR /> B<BR /> 01/06/04<BR /> 12/11/03<BR /> <BR /> <BR /> Thanks in advance. Fri, 23 May 2008 11:01:14 GMT deleted_user 2008-05-23T11:01:14Z How to convert a charecter variable to a new variable with date format . https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-convert-a-charecter-variable-to-a-new-variable-with-date/m-p/20673#M4298 I have variable called 'a' with charecter datatype.From this i want to create a new variable 'b' with date format.<BR /> <BR /> eg;<BR /> <BR /> A <BR /> 20040601 <BR /> 20031112 <BR /> <BR /> B<BR /> 01/06/04<BR /> 12/11/03<BR /> <BR /> <BR /> Thanks in advance. Fri, 23 May 2008 11:01:14 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-convert-a-charecter-variable-to-a-new-variable-with-date/m-p/20673#M4298 deleted_user 2008-05-23T11:01:14Z Re: How to convert a charecter variable to a new variable with date format . https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-convert-a-charecter-variable-to-a-new-variable-with-date/m-p/20674#M4299 use INPUT with a date informat like yymmdd.<BR /> <BR /> preferably the INPUT statement, as the data is loaded.<BR /> Alternatively, the INPUT function<BR /> <BR /> Good Luck<BR /> <BR /> PeterC Fri, 23 May 2008 11:25:54 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-convert-a-charecter-variable-to-a-new-variable-with-date/m-p/20674#M4299 deleted_user 2008-05-23T11:25:54Z Re: How to convert a charecter variable to a new variable with date format . https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-convert-a-charecter-variable-to-a-new-variable-with-date/m-p/20675#M4300 Please read the SAS documentation about programming in SAS and about its wonderful richness of features.<BR /> <BR /> <A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/documentation/</A> Fri, 23 May 2008 12:25:35 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-convert-a-charecter-variable-to-a-new-variable-with-date/m-p/20675#M4300 deleted_user 2008-05-23T12:25:35Z