from a given date for ex. 1st nov 2013
1. assign the date in yyyy_mm format to a macro variable
2.Assign the date in MMM_YY foramt to a macro variable
Here it is.
data temp;
dt = today();
call symput('dt1', catx('_', year(dt), put(month(dt),2.)));
call symput('dt2', catx('_', substr(put(dt,date9.),3,3), substr(put(dt,date9.),8,2)));
run;
%put &dt1= &dt2=;
Answer to #1: %let macrovar=2013_11;
Answer to #2: should be obvious from answer to #1
Here it is.
data temp;
dt = today();
call symput('dt1', catx('_', year(dt), put(month(dt),2.)));
call symput('dt2', catx('_', substr(put(dt,date9.),3,3), substr(put(dt,date9.),8,2)));
run;
%put &dt1= &dt2=;
Thanks for your reply,it is helpful for me, giving correct result
Maybe this is what you mean. Your question is somewhat vague.
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