How to format a char date from mm/dd/yyyy to a char date of mm/dd/yy

[ScotchCat]

I have a char date that is formatted mm/dd/yyyy, I need to keep the date in a char format and change it to be a mm/dd/yy. Any assistance is appreciated.   Thanks

[PeterClemmensen]

You can do something like this

data test;
   chardate='03/04/2019';
   newchardate=put(input(chardate, mmddyy10.), mmddyy8.);
run;

[novinosrin]

data have;
do date=today()-7 to today();
char_date=put(date,mmddyy10.);
output;
end;
drop date;
run;

data want;
set have;
substr(char_date,7,2)=' ';
char_date=compress(char_date);
run;

[novinosrin · Accepted solution]

data want;
set have;
want=cats(substr(char_date,1,6),substr(char_date,9));
run;

[ScotchCat]

Perfect! Thanks so much!!