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Ronein
Onyx | Level 15

Hello

What is the way to convert values   (char values)  as Q4-2024,Q3-2024,Q2-2024,Q1-2024,Q1-2025     to sas date?

Data have;
input Quarter_Year $;
cards;
Q4-2024
Q3-2024
Q2-2024
Q1-2024
Q1-2025
;
Run;

 

 

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Ksharp
Super User
Data have;
input Quarter_Year $;
cards;
Q4-2024
Q3-2024
Q2-2024
Q1-2024
Q1-2025
;
Run;

data want;
 set have;
 date=input(cats(scan(Quarter_Year,-1,'-'),scan(Quarter_Year,1,'-') ),yyq8.); 
 format date date9.;
run;

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Amir
PROC Star

Hi,

 

You could try something like the following. It uses the YYQ function, which "returns a SAS date value that corresponds to the first day of the specified quarter."

 

 

data want;
  set have;

  format date2 date9.;
  
  date1 = yyq(input(scan(quarter_year,2),8.),input(char(quarter_year,2),8.));
  date2 = date1;
run;

 

 

 

 

Thanks & kind regards,

Amir.

 

Ksharp
Super User
Data have;
input Quarter_Year $;
cards;
Q4-2024
Q3-2024
Q2-2024
Q1-2024
Q1-2025
;
Run;

data want;
 set have;
 date=input(cats(scan(Quarter_Year,-1,'-'),scan(Quarter_Year,1,'-') ),yyq8.); 
 format date date9.;
run;

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