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random1
Fluorite | Level 6

I am making a mock data set. It doesn't like read in the dates.

Here is the first few lines with the first row:

data mockdata;

input LINK_I CARDNMBR DATE $ Date9. ACTIVE DELQs;

datalines;

1 1 30JUN2014 1 1

 

 

;

run;

 

In the output, it cuts off the last digit and gives 30JUN201  and it considers it a charater, not a date 😞

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Reeza
Super User

What does the $ imply in the input statement? 

Remove it for starters. 

random1
Fluorite | Level 6

I thought you had to put that after a variable name to say its a character.

If I remove $  i.e. have:

 

data mockdata;

input LINK_I CARDNMBR DATE Date9. ACTIVE DELQs;

datalines;

1 1 30JUN2014 1 1

 

 

then the date value for first row is 19904. I don't want it to show as a number of days since 1960. I just want it to show as 30JUN2014.

If I remove "Date9." i.e. :

data mockdata;

input LINK_I CARDNMBR DATE ACTIVE DELQs;

datalines;

 

then the whole date column shows as missings (has ".")

Ksharp
Super User

data mockdata;

input LINK_I CARDNMBR DATE : Date9. ACTIVE DELQs;

format date date9.;

datalines;

1 1 30JUN2014 1 1

 

random1
Fluorite | Level 6

Thanks. This works.

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