Extracting word

[KalaBhairava]

how to extract AM ,PM from time format Eg:1:40:00 PM

[Kurt_Bremser]

Please supply example data in a data step with datalines, so we can see variable types, formats and values, and use it for testing.

[PeterClemmensen]

Is the value 1:40:00 PM extracted from a character variable or an actual SAS time variable?

Please be more specific in your requirements 

[KalaBhairava]

it is in time format (timeampm11.)

[Ksharp · Accepted solution]

data have;
x='19:20:21't;
format x timeampm.;
run;

data want;
 set have;
 want=scan(vvalue(x),-1);
run;