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b384b7
Calcite | Level 5

 

data date;
input day month year;
date = mdy(day, month, year);
format date mmddyy10.;
datalines;
25 12 2005
21 10 1946 
;
proc print data=date;
run;

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Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

Last I checked there isn't a month number 25.  The letters in the MDY() function stand for Month,Day,Year.

mdy(month, day, year)
b384b7
Calcite | Level 5
But the months are 12 and 10.. right?
Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

@b384b7 wrote:
But the months are 12 and 10.. right?

If you call MDY(25,x,y) then the MONTH is 25.

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