Importing dates into SAS

[Jack1]

Quick question that I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out with no luck.

I have dates in the form 201601, 201602, etc. that I want to convert from numeric to a SAS date while keeping this format (yyyymm). How do you convert this in SAS?  

Thanks

Jack

[Shmuel · Accepted solution]

the easyest way:

  date = input(put(date_in,z6.)||'01' , yymmdd8.);

  format date yymmddn6.;

[Jack1]

Works! Thanks.  Jack

[ballardw]

Are you reading an external file or are converting data already in SAS?

If reading an external file with a data step you can use the informat yymmn6. and display format yymmn6. ;

Note that this and @Shmuel's suggestion will both have an implicit value including the first day of the month.