i have data in is8601 dt format.
eg:-'2016-09-15T12:40:23'.
i want to calculate number of days from 1960-01-01.
how do i get that
data have;
date1='2016-09-15T12:40:23';
date2='1960-01-01';
run;
data want;
set have;
days=intck('day',input(date2,yymmdd10.),datepart(input(date1,is8601dt.)));
run;
data have;
date1='2016-09-15T12:40:23';
date2='1960-01-01';
run;
data want;
set have;
days=intck('day',input(date2,yymmdd10.),datepart(input(date1,is8601dt.)));
run;
thanks ...that was very helpful
wouold it work if there wasnt a T in Date1?
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