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hanskronie
Calcite | Level 5

 How do i convert numeric time which is in format best12. and length as 8 for ex- 45240 to character hh:mm:ss format?

Any clue please

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RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Follow the basic SAS training.  Numerics can be "put" into text variables using given formats, so for instance:

char_value=put(number_value,tod8.);

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RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Follow the basic SAS training.  Numerics can be "put" into text variables using given formats, so for instance:

char_value=put(number_value,tod8.);
PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Do like this

 

data test;
	format time best12.;
	time=45240;
	char_time=put(time,tod8.);
run;

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