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marianhabesland
Calcite | Level 5

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I am trying to create a function that creates a numeric variable called BirthDt that basically combines the BirthYear, BirthMonth and BirthDay into one numerical variable, ie so the BirthDt for the first observation would be 199. I am struggling with which function to actually use for this. Any advice?

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SASKiwi
PROC Star

MDY is the one to use here:

 

BirthDate = mdy(BirthMonth, BirthDay, BirthYear);
format BirthDate date9.;

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SASKiwi
PROC Star

MDY is the one to use here:

 

BirthDate = mdy(BirthMonth, BirthDay, BirthYear);
format BirthDate date9.;
marianhabesland
Calcite | Level 5

Thanks! That worked perfectly. There are so many date functions, I was struggling finding one to use.

SASKiwi
PROC Star

Good to hear. You are right, there are a lot of date functions and it can be hard to find a suitable one.

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