How to extract seperate numeric date and time from Character datetime string

[paddy_fenna]

Hi,

I have character variables containing datetime stamps in the format of 0000-00-00-00.00.00.000000 (e.g. 2008-01-03-09.58.19.207772)

I am currently able to extract the date part of these variables using the below code:

data want;

set have;

char_date = substr(char_date_time,1,10);

num_date = input(char_date,anydtdte11.);

format num_date_time2 ddmmyy10.;

run;

I now want to complete the same exercise in this step to extract the time from these variables in to its own variable, but after trying a number of things I can't seem to get it to work.

Hopefully someone can help. Thanks in advance. 

[Reeza]

The same approach would work. 

Can you post what you've tried so far, so we can let you know where the mistake is?

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@paddy_fenna wrote:

Hi,

I have character variables containing datetime stamps in the format of 0000-00-00-00.00.00.000000 (e.g. 2008-01-03-09.58.19.207772)

I am currently able to extract the date part of these variables using the below code:

data want;

set have;

char_date = substr(char_date_time,1,10);

num_date = input(char_date,anydtdte11.);

format num_date_time2 ddmmyy10.;

run;

I now want to complete the same exercise in this step to extract the time from these variables in to its own variable, but after trying a number of things I can't seem to get it to work.

Hopefully someone can help. Thanks in advance. 

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[Tom · Accepted solution]

Should be easy.

data test;
  input string $32. ;
  date = input(substr(string,1,10),yymmdd10.);
  time = input(substr(string,12),time32.);
  datetime=dhms(date,0,0,time);
  format datetime datetime24.3 date date9. time time12.3 ;
  put (_all_) (=/);
cards;
2008-01-03-09.58.19.207772
;

string=2008-01-03-09.58.19.207772
date=03JAN2008
time=9:58:19.208
datetime=03JAN2008:09:58:19.208

[SuryaKiran]

data have;
input datetime $50.;
datalines;
2008-01-03-09.58.19.207772
;
run;
data want (Drop=datetime_) ;
format datetime datetime24.3;
set have(rename=(datetime=datetime_));
datetime=dhms(input(substr(datetime_,1,10),yymmdd10.),0,0,input(substr(datetime_,12),time32.));
run;

You need to rename the variable, if you wish to change the type of a variable as you desired. Rename and use @Tom suggestion to convert to DATETIME format