Need help converting string to time format (minutes and seconds) then aggregate variable

[yo1]

Hello everyone,

I am working with a string variable that has cpu time.  I am trying to aggregate them together but I can't convert the string to time format or sum them together.  Can anyone offer a clue?

data sas;

input timeval $ ;

datalines;

01:24.3

02:57.4

02:41.0

03:25.7

01:17.0

04:06.0

03:44.1

02:54.0

03:04.3

03:07.9

01:20.0

04:10.5

03:40.7

03:20.4

02:16.4

02:31.6

01:54.0

01:47.9

03:48.8

10:38.2

01:00.2

01:03.5

01:03.8

01:11.1

01:00.1

01:13.9

01:01.8

03:13.8

06:37.6

07:29.9

03:52.7

01:03.6

01:30.7

01:34.9

02:08.1

01:00.4

01:02.8

01:00.7

01:00.2

01:05.0

01:01.0

01:01.8

01:07.8

01:06.6

01:06.8

01:13.6

01:01.1

01:01.7

01:04.3

01:00.0

01:01.9

01:01.3

01:01.3

01:01.3

01:01.4

01:02.8

02:16.4

02:26.9

01:02.8

01:31.8

01:52.2

01:50.5

01:58.6

01:45.5

01:58.6

01:35.5

01:56.5

01:58.7

01:30.8

01:35.9

01:49.1

01:56.2

01:31.9

01:56.4

01:56.3

01:31.6

01:39.2

01:45.1

01:59.1

01:49.6

01:36.9

01:58.4

01:59.9

01:53.2

01:42.7

02:00.0

01:57.1

01:48.5

01:44.5

01:56.5

01:56.0

01:40.0

01:45.7

01:55.9

01:55.3

01:48.0

01:56.8

01:00.0

01:00.4

01:00.1

01:00.2

01:00.1

01:00.1

01:00.0

01:09.6

01:00.5

01:00.5

01:00.5

01:00.8

01:00.1

01:01.2

01:02.6

01:00.3

01:00.4

01:00.3

01:00.2

01:00.1

01:00.2

01:00.5

01:00.3

01:00.2

01:00.2

01:00.0

01:00.7

01:00.8

01:00.2

01:00.5

01:00.5

01:00.5

01:00.4

01:00.6

01:00.5

01:00.7

01:00.6

01:00.4

01:00.3

01:02.2

01:00.4

01:00.6

01:00.4

01:00.6

01:00.9

01:00.6

01:00.2

01:00.7

01:00.8

01:00.3

01:00.4

01:00.5

01:00.6

01:00.4

01:00.5

01:00.3

01:24.5

01:19.5

01:01.3

01:07.5

01:17.3

01:20.8

01:29.8

01:25.8

01:21.0

01:20.4

01:17.9

01:17.7

01:23.2

01:07.4

01:24.3

01:20.4

01:19.9

01:16.5

01:23.7

01:23.7

01:24.3

01:20.1

01:25.1

01:23.3

01:22.4

01:18.7

01:24.9

01:26.0

01:18.3

01:03.9

01:22.9

01:20.3

01:33.0

01:17.9

01:23.8

01:18.4

01:23.8

01:13.5

01:24.8

01:20.1

01:24.1

01:20.0

01:25.9

01:20.5

01:22.0

01:26.6

01:21.3

01:05.2

01:27.3

01:13.5

01:26.1

01:27.0

01:26.7

01:24.2

01:25.4

01:25.9

01:25.8

01:26.0

01:26.7

01:25.4

01:26.4

01:24.2

01:20.7

01:25.8

01:26.3

01:26.4

01:29.1

01:26.4

01:27.1

01:26.0

01:26.5

;

run;

data rest;

set sas;

a_timeval=input(timeval, mmss.);

　

run;

[PaigeMiller · Accepted solution]

data want;
input timeval $10.;
time=input(cats('00:',timeval),time10.1);
format time time10.1;
datalines;
...
;

You should be able to sum these.

proc summary data=have;
    var time;
    output out=want sum=sum_time;
run;

[yo1]

Thank you.  That worked.

[novinosrin]

Hi @yo1  If you just want minutes and seconds , just use time5. informat

data rest;

set sas;

a_timeval=input(timeval, time5.);
　
format a_timeval time5.;
run;

[yo1]

FYI- I tried your code but it didn't work. the new variable had missing values and I got warning messages in the log.

[novinosrin]

Oh sorry my bad. Well I am pleased you have a working solution. 

[yo1]

Thank you friend! Your support was still Awesome!