I have a character string '03-jul-95' that has a format of $255. and an informat of $255. I want to convert this to a SAS date. I know how to substring the individual components but I don't know how to convert 'jul' to month number to use the MDY function. I would appreciate any assistance I can get. Thanks,
Use the INPUT function so that you can use an INFORMAT to convert the value for you.
mydate = input(mystring,date11.);
format mydate date9. ;
Use the INPUT function so that you can use an INFORMAT to convert the value for you.
mydate = input(mystring,date11.);
format mydate date9. ;
Thank you so much for the quick reply. I do appreciate it
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