how to convert char values to sas date

[HitmonTran]

Hello,

I'm trying to convert  character variable into sas date9. date.

data:

23-Jan-23

want (date9.):

23Jan2023

Thank you

[PaigeMiller]

data have;
    chardate='23-Jan-23';
    numdate=input(chardate,date9.);
    format numdate date9.;
run;

[Ksharp · Accepted solution]

data have;
    chardate='23-Jan-23';
    numdate=input(chardate,date11.);
    format numdate date9.;
run;