Compute block for type conversion

[arunrami]

Dear SASians,

I am trying to create a new variable in proc report using compute block which should do the type conversion(Numeric to character) but at the end in result I am getting irrelevant symbols(***)  as shown below . Please help to sort it out.

data A;
start_time= '11JUN2011:02:45'dt;
run;

proc report data=A out=B;
col start_time dummy;
define start_time/display ;
define dummy/computed;
compute dummy/character length=20;
dummy = put(start_time,date9.);
endcomp;
run;

[RW9 · Accepted solution]

You cannot put() a datetime number into a date format.  

dummy = put(datepart(start_time),date9.);