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Kenmar
Calcite | Level 5

I have an existing SAS table and I want to add a date column to the table. Is there an easy way to add say JAN 2003? I am using SAS enterprise Guide. I have been going to Edit - Columns - Add Columns and adding the numeric value, however this is very cumbersome. It would be much easier to add just Jan 2003 and have SAS read it as a date.

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Reeza
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What numeric value? 15706? You can add a date value with a date literal as : "01Jan2003"d but that does mean including a day. You can then apply a format to display the date as desired.

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sassharp
Calcite | Level 5

data new;

set old;

date=define date format as needed;

run;

 

Reeza
Super User
What numeric value? 15706? You can add a date value with a date literal as : "01Jan2003"d but that does mean including a day. You can then apply a format to display the date as desired.

Kenmar
Calcite | Level 5

Thank you! I was missing the " "d.

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