How do I create a date field with a value using a CASE WHEN statement? Here is my statement:
CASE WHEN t1.year = 24 then '01MAY2015:00:00:00'
END
You probably want to use a date (or as in your example a datetime) literal. If you want a DATE then use '01MAY2015'D if you want a DATETIME value then use '01MAY2015:00:00:00'DT. You could also use a function call such as MDY(5,1,2015). You should also attach a format to the variable so the value will be displayed properly.
PROC SQL;
CREATE TABLE WANT AS
SELECT *
, CASE WHEN t1.year = 24 THEN '01MAY2015:00:00:00'dt
END AS DATETIME FORMAT=DATETIME20.
FROM HAVE
;
DATETIME() function just returns the current date time. Use just the literal or another function such as INPUTN().
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