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cody
Calcite | Level 5
data TEST;
	set DATASET;
	monthIn = scan(Date,1);
	month = input(monthIn,4.);
	day = input(scan(Date,2),4.);
	year = input(scan(Date,3),4.);
run;

I have dates like  Date=9/1/2012

and my code returns monthIn=9 month=. day=1 year=2012.

 

Why does month not return month=9?

 

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stat_sas
Ammonite | Level 13

Try this.

 

data TEST;
input date $;
monthIn = scan(Date,1);
month = input(monthIn,4.);
day = input(scan(Date,2),4.);
year = input(scan(Date,3),4.);
datalines;
9/1/2012
;
run;

 

proc print data=test;
run;

Patrick
Opal | Level 21

It's normally better to convert a string representing a date into an actual SAS date value. Once you've got a SAS date value you can format however you want to with either OOTB formats or your own picture format.

 

proc format;
  picture mdy_nums
    low-high ='month=%m Day=%d Year=%Y' (datatype=date)
    ;
quit;
 

data TEST;
  input date $;
  sas_date=input(date,mmddyy10.);
  format sas_date mdy_nums.;

  month=month(sas_date);
  day=day(sas_date);
  year=year(sas_date);

  datalines;
9/1/2012
;
run;

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