remove timestamp from a macro in a let statement

[ak2]

Hi.

I have a macro variable that is datetime. How can I remove the time stamp from the variable in a new let-statement?

I have this macro:

%let date0='22jan2018:0:0:0'dt;

I want to make a new macro like this:

%let date1=datepart(&date0.);

I have tried statements like this, but I can't get it to work:

%let date1=%sysfunc(datepart(&date0.))

Does anyone know how to convert &date0. into just a date-variable?

[Kurt_Bremser · Accepted solution]

It does work!

%let date0='22jan2018:0:0:0'dt;
%let date1=%sysfunc(datepart(&date0.));

%put &date1.;

See the log:

24         %let date0='22jan2018:0:0:0'dt;
25         %let date1=%sysfunc(datepart(&date0.));
26         
27         %put &date1.;
21206

21206 is the raw numeric value for today's date, and can be used as-is in calculations and comparisons.

You only need to use a format for displaying the value.

[ak2]

Thanks a lot!