How to append 2 datasets having dataset1 has one column is character type and in dataset2 for same column is numeric.
example:
dataset1:- 19/02/2017 (numeric)
dataset2:- 19feb17(character)
Convert your variable in your second dataset (SAS date variables are better for date values than character variables):
data dataset2;
set dataset2 (rename=(date=_date));
format date ddmmyy10.;
date = input(_date,date7.);
drop _date;
run;
Then you can append without problems.
thanks for the reply.
This converts the numeric to character so they are comparable
data have;
informat date1 DDMMYY10.;
format date1 DDMMYY10.;
input date1 date2 $;
datalines;
19/02/2017 19feb17
;
data want(drop = date1);
set have;
length date3 $8.;
format date1 date7.;
date2 = upcase(date2);
date3 = cats(date1);
run;
proc contents data = want;
run;
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