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GreggB
Pyrite | Level 9

The date I have for DOB in a file I imported looks like this:

12/11/2000  (my proc contents says that the FORMAT and INFORMAT is numeric).

 

I need to convert DOB values to that 12/11/2000 becomes 12112000.

When I use the code below and run a PROC FREQ the data displays as numeric values in the output.

 

data student2 (rename=(dob2=dob));
*ASSIGN LENGTH OF REQUIRED VARS*;
length last_name $35 first_name $20 middle_name $1 ;
set student;
*DOB*;
dob2=COMPRESS(dob,"/");
drop dob;

run;

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ballardw
Super User

If the current format is MMDDYY10 as it appears you may only need to change the FORMAT to MMDDYYN8.

You could do this as need for display in a procedure or in a data step to permanently modify the variable:

 

Format DOB mmddyyn8.;

 

 

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ballardw
Super User

If the current format is MMDDYY10 as it appears you may only need to change the FORMAT to MMDDYYN8.

You could do this as need for display in a procedure or in a data step to permanently modify the variable:

 

Format DOB mmddyyn8.;

 

 

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