Date:         Thu, 6 Sep 2007 08:37:37 -0700
Reply-To:     "Terjeson, Mark" <Mterjeson@RUSSELL.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Terjeson, Mark" <Mterjeson@RUSSELL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Date help
Comments: To: cherub <cherub2life@YAHOO.COM>
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Hi,

The   PUT() function converts numeric to string.
The INPUT() function converts string to numeric.

The SAS internal date type is just a number variable
that contains the number of days since 1/1/1960.


data test;
    x = input('01-Jan-07',date9.);
    format x date9.;
    put x=;

    y = input('02-May-2001',date11.);
    format y date9.;
    put y=;
run;





Hope this is helpful.


Mark Terjeson
Senior Programmer Analyst, IM&R
Russell Investments


Russell Investments
Global Leaders in Multi-Manager Investing






-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
cherub
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 8:24 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Date help

Now I have a sas data, all of date is store as chacater date. for
example '01-Jan-07' or '02-May-2001',

  Does someone know how to convert this kind of data into numeric sas
date?

  Thanks a lot


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