Informat to convert char time variable to numeric time variable

[Q1983]

data new;
   comm_time = '13:08:09';
   numeric_comm_time = input(comm_time, ???.);
run;

The actual dataset shows the comm-time as a char variable.  Since I will need to use the comm_time in a calculation with a date

IE if date1 < date2 and com_time1 < comm_time 2 then do something......

I will need to display/convert the char variable to a numeric variable.  I just do not know what to insert in the input value where I am showing ??? Notice it shows as 13:08:09.  Is there an informat to address this???

[Kurt_Bremser]

Quite obvious: you want to read a time, and the length of the string is 8, so try TIME8.