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Calcite | Level 5

Calcite | Level 5

Sas date to format YYYYMM

Posted 09-02-2013 06:46 PM (208735 views)

Hello,

How can I convert Sas Date to format YYYYMM?

Example : I have 19375 sas date value and I'd like to get 201301

how can I do that ?

Thank you.date

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Opal | Level 21

Opal | Level 21

Re: Sas date to format YYYYMM

Posted 09-02-2013 07:46 PM (255403 views) | In reply to Sas_R

http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/leforinforref/63324/HTML/default/viewer.htm#n1k45hxg0vxo...

yymmn6.

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Opal | Level 21

Opal | Level 21

Re: Sas date to format YYYYMM

Posted 09-02-2013 07:46 PM (255404 views) | In reply to Sas_R

http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/leforinforref/63324/HTML/default/viewer.htm#n1k45hxg0vxo...

yymmn6.

Onyx | Level 15

Onyx | Level 15

Re: Sas date to format YYYYMM

Posted 09-02-2013 08:08 PM (197126 views) | In reply to Patrick

For some reason, SAS 9.3 doc have not done a satisfying job on this particular format. I would refer to SAS 9.2:

SAS(R) 9.2 Language Reference: Dictionary, Fourth Edition

Or SAS 9.4:

SAS(R) 9.4 Formats and Informats: Reference