Hi!
I do not understand why my second column does not read as date.
data test;
input date_one date9. date_two date9. ;
datalines;
10Jan2000 20Mar2010
;
run;
As I am new to SAS, please help me.
Thanks in advance
Corrected code:
data test;
input date_one : date9. date_two : date9. ;
format date_one date_two date9. ;
datalines;
10Jan2000 20Mar2010
;
run;
Corrected code:
data test;
input date_one : date9. date_two : date9. ;
format date_one date_two date9. ;
datalines;
10Jan2000 20Mar2010
;
run;
/*Or*/
data test;
informat date_one date_two date9.;
input date_one date_two ;
format date_one date_two date9. ;
datalines;
10Jan2000 20Mar2010
;
run;
@Myurathan wrote:
Hi!
I do not understand why my second column does not read as date.
data test; input date_one date9. date_two date9. ; datalines; 10Jan2000 20Mar2010 ; run;
As I am new to SAS, please help me.
Thanks in advance
Look very closely at your input statement and @novinosrin's .
Then take a look at the result here:
data test; input date_one date9. date_two date9. ; format date_one date_two date9.; datalines; 10Jan200020Mar2010 ; run;
The form of input statement you used is for fixed column input. So it was reading the blank after the first value as the first character of the next field, with the resulting 9 characters read being " 20mar201" which is not a valid date value. The : modifies the informat to skip blanks on input.
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