@Shyamkumar wrote:
Hi all,
I have date column, that is in char yyyymmdd
I tried input and applied format, the output is blank.
Plz help
There are so many ways that one can "try input" that you really need to show the code you attempted and the log from running the code.
Copy the code and any messages from the Log and paste into a code box opened on the forum with the {I} or "running man" icons.
Better would be to include example data in the form of a data step.
Use proper informat
data test;
chardate='20190926';
numdate=input(chardate, yymmdd8.);
format numdate date9.;
run;
@Shyamkumar wrote:
Hi all,
I have date column, that is in char yyyymmdd
I tried input and applied format, the output is blank.
Plz help
There are so many ways that one can "try input" that you really need to show the code you attempted and the log from running the code.
Copy the code and any messages from the Log and paste into a code box opened on the forum with the {I} or "running man" icons.
Better would be to include example data in the form of a data step.
Are you ready for the spotlight? We're accepting content ideas for SAS Innovate 2025 to be held May 6-9 in Orlando, FL. The call is open until September 25. Read more here about why you should contribute and what is in it for you!
Learn how use the CAT functions in SAS to join values from multiple variables into a single value.
Find more tutorials on the SAS Users YouTube channel.