Date:         Tue, 27 Aug 2002 15:57:23 -0400
Reply-To:     "Goldman, Brad (AT-Atlanta)" <Brad.Goldman@AUTOTRADER.COM>
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From:         "Goldman, Brad (AT-Atlanta)" <Brad.Goldman@AUTOTRADER.COM>
Subject:      Re: a simple question
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No need for if/thens, as long as you don't care about rcvdate being length
30 instead of 10.  Just read it as one variable to start.

data test;
input rcvdate $30.;
cards;
04/03/2002
04/08/2002
05/02/2002


                    08/03/2002
                    08/23/2002
                    08/28/2002
;
run;

-Brad

> Date:    Tue, 27 Aug 2002 09:42:48 -0700
> From:    miranda <mixiao@UCLA.EDU>
> Subject: a simple question
>
> Hi All,
> I would like  combine these 2 variables and only leave
> variabe rcvdate.
> How could I do that?
>
>
> My data step shows as below:
> data test;
> input rcvdate $10. DmcRcvdate $20.;
> cards;
> 04/03/2002
> 04/08/2002
> 05/02/2002
>
>
>                     08/03/2002
>                     08/23/2002
>                     08/28/2002
> ;
> run;
>
> The final data set should look  like :
>
> rcvdate
> 04/03/2002
> 04/08/2002
> 05/02/2002
>
>
> 08/03/2002
> 08/23/2002
> 08/28/2002