Convert macro variable to different date format

[sfmeier]

Hi all,

I tried to convert a sas date in a macro variable into a different format like in https://communities.sas.com/t5/Base-SAS-Programming/Macro-to-convert-character-to-numeric-variable/m..., but it does not work for me:

23         %put &StT; /* aus der Eingabeaufforderung */
20170401
24          
25         %let dateend = %sysfunc(putn(%sysfunc(INPUTN(%sysfunc(PUTN(&StT, Z8.)), YYMMDD8.)), date9.));
26         %put &dateend;
01APR2017
27          
28          
29         %PUT SAS DATA VALUE: &StT;
SAS DATA VALUE: 20170401
30          
31         %let dateend2 = %sysfunc(INPUTN(&StT, Z8.), date9.);
32         %put &dateend2;
*********
33        

I cannot find my error. Can somebody please help?

[sfmeier]

Hi all,

I tried to convert a sas date in a macro variable into a different format like in https://communities.sas.com/t5/Base-SAS-Programming/Macro-to-convert-character-to-numeric-variable/m..., but it does not work for me:

23         %put &StT; /* aus der Eingabeaufforderung */
20170401
24          
25         %let dateend = %sysfunc(putn(%sysfunc(INPUTN(%sysfunc(PUTN(&StT, Z8.)), YYMMDD8.)), date9.));
26         %put &dateend;
01APR2017
27          
28          
29         %PUT SAS DATA VALUE: &StT;
SAS DATA VALUE: 20170401
30          
31         %let dateend2 = %sysfunc(INPUTN(&StT, Z8.), date9.);
32         %put &dateend2;
*********
33        

I cannot find my error. Can somebody please help?

[Kurt_Bremser · Accepted solution]

Use a correct date informat in the inputn function:

%let dateend2 = %sysfunc(INPUTN(&StT, YYMMDD8.), date9.);

just as you did in the first %let.

[Shmuel]

on line 31 you missed the PUTN function:

%let dateend2 = %sysfunc(INPUTN(PUTN(&StT, Z8.), YYMMDD8.), date9.);