Hello all; I try to create a SAS data set from raw data file. For example, the structure of raw data file is like that; 11412/12/00LAX Now, when i submit SAS Code as : data Sas-data-set-name; infile 'raw-data-filename'; input Flight $ 1-3 Date $4-11 Dest $ 12-14; run; it works fine. But when i dont use $ sign for Date variable, it becomes missing value. As i know SAS store date values as numeric.So why we have to use $ sign for date when we create SAS data set from raw data file. Any help is appreciated !
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