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lmtamina
Obsidian | Level 7

 

Good Morning,

 

I am creating a new variable that will store the end of the month data of my "date of service " field. I am using the formula below:

 

eom_var= intnx('month',serv_from_date,0,'e');

eom_date = put(eom_var, mmddyy10.);

 

The variable created in the new dataset has a character type. How do I convert this new variable to date field type so I can compare with another dataset whose date variables are all date type.

 

I am beginner in SA and would greatly appreciate your assistance. Thank you in advance.

 

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Reeza
Super User

eom_var= intnx('month',serv_from_date,0,'e');

eom_date = put(eom_var, mmddyy10.);  <- PUT converts the variable to a character. Remove this line.

 

Instead, add a format to your date so you can see it properly.

 

eom_date = intnx('month', serv_from_date, 0, 'e');
format eom_date yymmdd10.;

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Reeza
Super User

eom_var= intnx('month',serv_from_date,0,'e');

eom_date = put(eom_var, mmddyy10.);  <- PUT converts the variable to a character. Remove this line.

 

Instead, add a format to your date so you can see it properly.

 

eom_date = intnx('month', serv_from_date, 0, 'e');
format eom_date yymmdd10.;
lmtamina
Obsidian | Level 7

It worked! Thank you so much!

 

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