Hi,
I get string variable like this, 2001-12
I'd like to transfer this variable into date format like yyyymm;
How should I deal with this?
THX!
data want; input a $; date=input(cats(a,'-01'),yymmdd12.); format date yymmn6.; cards; 2011-12 2002-1 ; run;
Ksharp
data want; input a $; date=input(cats(a,'-01'),yymmdd12.); format date yymmn6.; cards; 2011-12 2002-1 ; run;
Ksharp
THX!
if your string is not being read with input statements, then use the formula that Ksharp suggests above. However, when you are reading that string with an INPUT statement, immediately it can be converted to the date standard with informat ANYDTDTE.
Borrowing from Ksharp's demo above,
data want;
input date anydtdte7. ;
format date yymmn6.;
list; cards;
2011-12
2002-1
;
run;
THX!
I get it.
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