BookmarkSubscribeRSS Feed
🔒 This topic is solved and locked. Need further help from the community? Please sign in and ask a new question.
bobbyc
Fluorite | Level 6

How do I convert DATE9. format to ISO8601 date format ?

 

I need to convert the 10JAN2011 to 2011-01-10.

 

Is there a way to do this ?

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

Accepted Solutions
RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Well, that example, is not necessarily ISO date, it is YYYY-MM-DD foramt which is part of ISO.  You would likely do it:

isodate=put(your_date9_var,yymmdd10.);

E.g.:

data tmp;
  a="15FEB2015"d;
  b=put(a,yymmdd10.);
run;

View solution in original post

2 REPLIES 2
RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Well, that example, is not necessarily ISO date, it is YYYY-MM-DD foramt which is part of ISO.  You would likely do it:

isodate=put(your_date9_var,yymmdd10.);

E.g.:

data tmp;
  a="15FEB2015"d;
  b=put(a,yymmdd10.);
run;
Reeza
Super User

Formats only control the display of the variable. 

If you need to change the format, use a format statement. This keeps your variable as a date so that you can do calculations later on, such as duration.

 

format variable yymmdd10.;

Otherwise, if you want a character variable use PUT() function as demonstrated in the other answer.

sas-innovate-2024.png

Join us for SAS Innovate April 16-19 at the Aria in Las Vegas. Bring the team and save big with our group pricing for a limited time only.

Pre-conference courses and tutorials are filling up fast and are always a sellout. Register today to reserve your seat.

 

Register now!

How to Concatenate Values

Learn how use the CAT functions in SAS to join values from multiple variables into a single value.

Find more tutorials on the SAS Users YouTube channel.

Click image to register for webinarClick image to register for webinar

Classroom Training Available!

Select SAS Training centers are offering in-person courses. View upcoming courses for:

View all other training opportunities.

Discussion stats
  • 2 replies
  • 16743 views
  • 4 likes
  • 3 in conversation