if input(Date_Stop,yymmdd8.) < %sysfunc(today(),yymmddn8.) then do;errordes5='Invalid Date_Stop'; end ;
how to compare date with current date? above statements don't work, please help, thanks!
Please take a minute to format your code. The followin gis the correct comparison, assuming your date variable is a character and formatted as yymmdd.
input(Date_Stop,yymmdd8.) < today()
Your code appears like your stop_date is a character field. If so, then the following should work:
data have; input date_stop $; if input(Date_Stop,yymmdd8.) < today() then do; errordes5='Invalid Date_Stop'; end ; cards; 20151012 20170322 20170323 ;
Art, CEO, AnalystFinder.com
Please provide more details on the requirement like what exactly you are trying to achieve. If date is compared with current date then what you want to achieve.
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