Hi,
I have a time variable that contains character values like this:
11:50 AM
02:35 PM
11:20 AM
I'd like to convert it to numeric so I can subtract and determine difference in time.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
data have;
input char_time $10.;
cards;
11:50 AM
02:35 PM
11:20 AM
;
data want;
set have;
num_time=input(char_time,time10.);
format num_time time5.;
run;
data have;
input char_time $10.;
cards;
11:50 AM
02:35 PM
11:20 AM
;
data want;
set have;
num_time=input(char_time,time10.);
format num_time time5.;
run;
Awesome thank you so much!
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