Convert String to date and filter

[Bellefeuille]

I have a date, that is in text that looks like this

20170706

What i need to do is, convert it to a readable date and have it include in my where clause for filtering.

Similar to 

where create_dt >= date('2017-09-01')

Any help is appreciated.

[Clark]

Using the following will create a SAS date variable which you can then use the filter

date=input('20170706',yymmdd8.)

I wouldn't then put that function into a DATASTEP where statement but you could do it on a sub setting IF statement.

[Shmuel]

Just to complete @Clark's answer:

The syntax to check date is:

  if date > '01SEP2017'd;

The format to use date as literel is 'ddmmmyyyy'd.