how to create a dataset from systemdate

[arpit]

System date is 03/03/2011

I want to create a dataset like A
DATE
02-03-2011
01-03-2011
28-02-2011
27-02-2011
26-02-2011
25-02-2011

Kindly help me

[ieva]

Hi,

Try this:

%macro datelist;
data date_list (keep=date);
sysdate=%sysfunc(date());
format date date9.;
%do i=1 %to 6;
date=sysdate-&i;
output;
%end;
run;
%mend;
%datelist;

[arpit]

how to convert it into checracter data type

[ieva]

Usin Ksharp's code which is more simple to get character value:

data A;
do i=1 to 10;
date=put(put(today() - i, ddmmyyd10.), $10.);
output;
end;
drop i;
run;

[arpit]

Thanks a lot ieva and Ksharp for ur kind information

[Ksharp]

[pre]
data A;
do i=1 to 10;
date=today() - i;
output;
end;
format date ddmmyyd10.;
drop i;
run;
[/pre]


Ksharp