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Agent1592
Pyrite | Level 9

I have a simple have table. Column 1 is a string variable. 

Column1
DEC16 Estimates reflect adoption
Mar17 Estimates reflect adoption
JUN15 Estimates reflect adoption
SEP17 Estimates reflect adoption 

I would like a want table where column 2 is a date in a DATE9. format. We assume that it is the end of the month. 

Could you please help.

Column1Column 2
DEC16 Estimates reflect adoption12/31/2016
Mar17 Estimates reflect adoption3/31/2017
JUN15 Estimates reflect adoption6/30/2015
SEP17 Estimates reflect adoption 9/30/2017

 

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novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20
data have;
input col $50.;
datalines;
DEC16 Estimates reflect adoption
Mar17 Estimates reflect adoption
JUN15 Estimates reflect adoption
SEP17 Estimates reflect adoption
;

data want;
set have;
date=intnx('month',input(scan(col,1),monyy5.),0,'e');
format date mmddyy10.;
run;

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novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20
data have;
input col $50.;
datalines;
DEC16 Estimates reflect adoption
Mar17 Estimates reflect adoption
JUN15 Estimates reflect adoption
SEP17 Estimates reflect adoption
;

data want;
set have;
date=intnx('month',input(scan(col,1),monyy5.),0,'e');
format date mmddyy10.;
run;
Astounding
PROC Star

Building upon that:

 

date=intnx('month',input(col,monyy5.),0,'e');

 

 Since the informat reads just 5 characters, the SCAN function can be eliminated.

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