I have a column calls as_of_date which is a character filed and the format is yyyy-mm-dd like 2020-05-01. How do I convert it to numeric?
I tried input(as_of_date, DDMMYY10.) and several of other formats but they did not work.
Thanks.
data test;
dt1 = '2020-05-01';
dt2 = input(dt1, yymmdd10.);
format dt2 yymmdd10.;
run;
When you have a YMD order in the data, you need a YMD informat, so try
input(as_of_date,yymmdd10.)
data test;
dt1 = '2020-05-01';
dt2 = input(dt1, yymmdd10.);
format dt2 yymmdd10.;
run;
Hint in reading informat and format descriptions:
YY = year (2 or 4 digits)
MM = month number
DD = day of month number
So when your data is in year month day order it becomes a bit more obvious that you want some form of YYMMDD informat/format.
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