Can this be done in the advanced expression calculation?
Example data to convert from char to SAS date:
02/12/2016 to 12FEB2016:00:00:00
Will that tool let you type an actualy function? If your variable with the characters in is named CHARVAR then this assignment statement will make the variable DATETIME have the equivalent datetime value.
datetime=dhms(input(charvar,'MMDDYY10.'),,,0);
Will that tool let you type an actualy function? If your variable with the characters in is named CHARVAR then this assignment statement will make the variable DATETIME have the equivalent datetime value.
datetime=dhms(input(charvar,'MMDDYY10.'),,,0);
Yes, @Tom is correct. The Advanced Expression window allows this:
dhms(input(t1.charvar,'MMDDYY10.'),,,0)
Looks like this in your window:
@ChrisHemedinger Are the quotes required around the format? I think it might be like the following:
dhms(input(t1.charvar, MMDDYY10.),,,0)
With the INPUT() functions you do not want the quotes around the format since the second argument is a format.
But the INPUTN() function , or the INPUTC() function, take an expression for the second argument so you do need the quotes.
This worked. I had to add DATETIME20 to the format under "Modify additional options" in Enterprise Guide.
Thanks all!
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