Converting SASdate to Character and numeric

[Anilsk]

How to convert the SAS data to character and numeric form?

[Florent]

Hello,

The SAS dates are stored as numeric by default. You should have a look to the different formats that you can apply to dates.

If you want to convert a SAS date into a character then I suggest you to use the put statement (refer to the online doc for more detailed informations).

e.g.

data test;
set ;

DateAsChar = put(DateVar, ddmmyy10.);
run;


I hope it helps.

Regards,
Florent

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Scott Barry
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[Anilsk]

Thanks Florent, I was able to convert it successfully.