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Fluorite | Level 6

Fluorite | Level 6

reading date

Posted 09-05-2016 02:16 AM (1108 views)

data test;

input name $ 13. subj gender date date9.;

datalines;

john kerry 1123 M 01jan2016

jack adam 1124 F 02mar2015

;

here the program is not able to read the date,but if I use ":" (date:date9.) then it is able to read perfectly.Can you please explain why is it so?

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Barite | Level 11

Barite | Level 11

Re: reading date

Posted 09-05-2016 02:52 AM (1100 views) | In reply to pawandh

Refer to this link.

https://onlinecourses.science.psu.edu/stat481/node/60

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