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Caroline_22
Calcite | Level 5

Hello,

I am trying to reduce the data returned from a very large table by the date (Proc sql in SAS 9.4)

The format of the column is DDYYMM8. (Number)

 

In my where clause I have tried:

where date >= 01-01-16

where date >= 01/01/16

and the reverse eg 16/01/01 etc

 

All attempts so far have resulted in dates still being returned which are older than 01/01/16

Can anyone help please?

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Haikuo
Onyx | Level 15

try this:

 

where date LE '01jan2016'd

All of the SAS date stored as numbers, counting days from 1/1/1960. So you either use the number of days directly, in this case, 20454 days from 1/1/1960, or tell SAS how to read it correctly, such as in the above example.

 

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Haikuo
Onyx | Level 15

try this:

 

where date LE '01jan2016'd

All of the SAS date stored as numbers, counting days from 1/1/1960. So you either use the number of days directly, in this case, 20454 days from 1/1/1960, or tell SAS how to read it correctly, such as in the above example.

 

Caroline_22
Calcite | Level 5

Thank you for this it's worked perfectly!

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