I need to insert a specific value into a date variable, but am having a hard time figuring out how to handle it.
The VALID_TO date needs to be set to "06.mar.12 03:33:38", which uses the format NLDATM21.
proc sql;
update testdata
set VALID_TO = XXXXXXX
where insured_id = 123456;
quit;
Please advise me on this. Thanks for your time .
Is the format important?
The easiest way to insert datetime values is to use the dt literal, which has the argument formatted as DATETIME
valid_to = '06Mar2012:03:33:38'dt
You can convert your datetime constant using the input function:
valid_to = input('06mar.12 03:33:38',nldatm.)
Is the format important?
The easiest way to insert datetime values is to use the dt literal, which has the argument formatted as DATETIME
valid_to = '06Mar2012:03:33:38'dt
You can convert your datetime constant using the input function:
valid_to = input('06mar.12 03:33:38',nldatm.)
Perfect, thank you. For this, and for your countless other good advice.
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