I have a simple have table. Column 1 is a string variable.
| Column1 |
| DEC16 Estimates reflect adoption |
| Mar17 Estimates reflect adoption |
| JUN15 Estimates reflect adoption |
| SEP17 Estimates reflect adoption |
I would like a want table where column 2 is a date in a DATE9. format. We assume that it is the end of the month.
Could you please help.
| Column1 | Column 2 |
| DEC16 Estimates reflect adoption | 12/31/2016 |
| Mar17 Estimates reflect adoption | 3/31/2017 |
| JUN15 Estimates reflect adoption | 6/30/2015 |
| SEP17 Estimates reflect adoption | 9/30/2017 |
data have;
input col $50.;
datalines;
DEC16 Estimates reflect adoption
Mar17 Estimates reflect adoption
JUN15 Estimates reflect adoption
SEP17 Estimates reflect adoption
;
data want;
set have;
date=intnx('month',input(scan(col,1),monyy5.),0,'e');
format date mmddyy10.;
run;
data have;
input col $50.;
datalines;
DEC16 Estimates reflect adoption
Mar17 Estimates reflect adoption
JUN15 Estimates reflect adoption
SEP17 Estimates reflect adoption
;
data want;
set have;
date=intnx('month',input(scan(col,1),monyy5.),0,'e');
format date mmddyy10.;
run;
Building upon that:
date=intnx('month',input(col,monyy5.),0,'e');
Since the informat reads just 5 characters, the SCAN function can be eliminated.
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