Date showing as numeric at input

[Q1983]

%LET inputlist= INPUT

State : $CHAR2.

Servicer : $CHAR25.

Date : /*$CHAR10.

The above is a snippet of code.  It handles input from a share folder in which the date is inputted as a numeric.  However because it is not recognized as an actual date the field shows a blank for that value.  The only way I know around this is to read it in as a character then attempt to convert to a date.  Is there a way to convert this to a date at initial input instead?  I tried placing an 8. after Date: 8. however that does not show the date

[SASKiwi]

We can't help unless you post what your date input data looks like and the actual full code that is reading it.

[ballardw]

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@Q1983 wrote:

%LET inputlist= INPUT

State : $CHAR2.

Servicer : $CHAR25.

Date : /*$CHAR10.

The above is a snippet of code.  It handles input from a share folder in which the date is inputted as a numeric.  However because it is not recognized as an actual date the field shows a blank for that value.  The only way I know around this is to read it in as a character then attempt to convert to a date.  Is there a way to convert this to a date at initial input instead?  I tried placing an 8. after Date: 8. however that does not show the date

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Depending on your source file format, practically anything not binary such as txt or CSV or tab delimited or fixed column, should not have a problem reading values using a format if you know which variable and which the format should be.

It might be as simple as using an INFORMAT statement before the input. It is a good idea to assign a display format as well so you aren't asking is 21347 the right value.

informat datevar date9. ;

format datevar date9.;

input <variables>      datevar  <more variables>;