Date:         Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:37:14 -0400
Reply-To:     Arthur Tabachneck <art297@NETSCAPE.NET>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Arthur Tabachneck <art297@NETSCAPE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Date help
Comments: To: Michelle Xu <cherub2life@YAHOO.COM>

data have;
  input date $9.;
  cards;
14jan2005
23feb2007
;

data want;
  set have;
  format sasdate date9.;
  sasdate=input(date,date9.);
run;

Art
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On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 08:23:57 -0700, cherub <cherub2life@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

>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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