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How do I convert a number to a DATE in SAS?

How do I convert a number to a DATE in SAS?

To change a numeric variable to a SAS date value, use both the PUT and INPUT functions. The PUT function converts the value from numeric to character. The INPUT function will then convert the character variable to the numeric SAS date.

How do I convert a string to a DATE in SAS?

In SAS you need to:

  1. change the INFORMAT – date = input(monyy,date9.);
  2. apply the FORMAT – put date=YYMMDD10.;

How do I convert datetime to DATE in SAS?

Re: Converting a datetime into a date

  1. date=datepart(dt); time=timepart(dt); You can use the DHMS() function to create a datetime value from date and time values.
  2. dt=dhms(date,0,0,time)
  3. date=input(put(dt,dtdate9.),date9.);

How do you convert characters to date in SAS?

Converting Charecter to Date. The command to convert a character variable into a date variable is: D = INPUT(SUBSTR(NAME, POSITION, LENGTH), MMDDYY.); The “substr” function in SAS describes the position, the length and the name of a character variable.

What are SAS dates?

IN SAS dates are a special case of numeric values. Each day is assigned a specific numeric value starting from 1st January 1960. This date is assigned the date value 0 and the next date has a date value of 1 and so on.

What is SAS data format?

SAS data set format is an internal data set representation used by InfoSphere® DataStage ® to move data into or out of a parallel SAS interface operator. When data is being moved into or out of a parallel SAS interface operator, the data must be in a format that allows InfoSphere DataStage to partition it to multiple processing nodes.

Is SAS date numeric?

SAS represents a date internally as the number of days between January 1, 1960 and the specified date. Dates before 1960 are represented with negative numbers. A SAS date value is a numeric variable.