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gzr2mz39
Quartz | Level 8

I have a character variable with the following data:
9/6/2013 11:16:13 AM
8/2/1994 4:18:06 PM
11/15/1995 3:54:36 PM

How would I go about extracting the four-digit year (eg 2013)?

Thank you.

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Reeza
Super User

Try using the scan function with a space and / as delimiter.

year=scan(var, 3, "/", 's');

Documentation on the SCAN function is here:

SAS(R) 9.2 Language Reference: Dictionary, Fourth Edition

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Reeza
Super User

Try using the scan function with a space and / as delimiter.

year=scan(var, 3, "/", 's');

Documentation on the SCAN function is here:

SAS(R) 9.2 Language Reference: Dictionary, Fourth Edition

Haikuo
Onyx | Level 15

Or try this:

data _null_;

input var$40.;

year=year(input(var,ANYDTDTE32.));

put year=;

cards;

9/6/2013 11:16:13 AM

8/2/1994 4:18:06 PM

11/15/1995 3:54:36 PM

;

Haikuo

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