I have datetime variable. For example: start_date = '07JUN2014:00:54:00"
I want to subtract 3 hours from the above date in PROC SQL.
So output will be 06JUN2014:09:54:00
Can anybody help me in this?
Use the INTNX function
The function INTNX is used to change date and time values
intnx('hour', start_date,-3) should do it. You don't say if you want to create a new variable or overwrite the existing.
If you want to keep the same minutes and seconds, you must specify "SAME" as the alignment argument to INTNX:
data _null_;
start_date = '07JUN2014:00:54:00'dt;
new_date1 = intnx("HOUR",start_date,-3);
new_date2 = intnx("HOUR",start_date,-3,"SAME");
put (start_date new_date1 new_date2) (:datetime21. /);
run;
07JUN2014:00:54:00
06JUN2014:21:00:00
06JUN2014:21:54:00
PG
Thanks.
If I have date in the following format (data is in Oracle database)
start_date = '6/7/2014 12:54:00 AM'
How do I subtract 3 hours to get '6/6/2014 9:54:00 PM'?
I don't do Oracle.
... But, if you bring in your date as a string, you could do as follows:
data _null_;
dtxt = '6/7/2014 12:54:00 AM';
start_date = input(dtxt, anydtdtm.);
new_date = intnx("HOUR",start_date,-3,"SAME");
put new_date :dateAMPM20.;
run;
06JUN14:09:54:00 PM
Or in terms of SQL
select intnx("HOUR", input(OracleTextDate, anydtdtm.), -3, "SAME") as new_date, ...
PG
Thanks for help...
DATETIME and TIME values are both stored as number of seconds.
START_DATE - '03:00't
START_DATE - 3*60*60
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