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bobbyc
Fluorite | Level 6

 

How do I convert   05AUG16:17:10:05   to  2016-08-05T17:10:05  ?

 

 

Thanks for your help.

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Michiel
Fluorite | Level 6

data _NULL_;
format
dt datetime20.
dt2 E8601DT20.
;
dt=datetime();
dt2=dt;
put dt= dt2=;
txt=put(dt,datetime20.);
txt2=put(dt2,E8601DT20.);
put txt= txt2=;
run;

 

http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrdict/64316/HTML/default/viewer.htm#a003169814.htm

 

DrAbhijeetSafai
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

I found the reply helpful, but it is difficult to read the answer in current alignment. Hence, I am wring the same answer with proper alignment.

=================================================================================

data _NULL_;
          format dt datetime20. dt2 E8601DT20. ;
          dt=datetime();
          dt2=dt;
          put dt= dt2=;
          txt=put(dt,datetime20.);
          txt2=put(dt2,E8601DT20.);
          put txt= txt2=;
run;

 

http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrdict/64316/HTML/default/viewer.htm#a003169814.htm

 

================================================================================

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,

 

- Dr. Abhijeet Safai

 

Dr. Abhijeet Safai
Certified Base and Clinical SAS Programmer
Associate Data Analyst
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