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Ronein
Meteorite | Level 14
Hello
Let's say that a user define a SAS date parameter
%let ddate='26mar2019'd;
The task is to create a char date with value 26-03-2019.
How can i do it in data set code?
How can I do it in open code ?
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novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20

%let ddate='26mar2019'd;
data char_Date;
char_Date=put(&ddate,ddmmyyd10.);
run;

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novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20

%let ddate='26mar2019'd;
data char_Date;
char_Date=put(&ddate,ddmmyyd10.);
run;
novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20

Open code

 


%let ddate='26mar2019'd;
%let want_date=%sysfunc(putn(&ddate, ddmmyyd10.));
%put &want_Date;

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