Date:         Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:15:18 -0500
Reply-To:     Hari Nath <hari_s_nath@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Hari Nath <hari_s_nath@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: problem in reading dates as a numeric from a text file with
              fixed
Comments: To: patrick.matter@GMX.CH

Thanks Patrick for showing me various formats.......Many Thanks for all
who looked at the problem.......

hari

On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 02:51:50 -0800, Patrick <patrick.matter@GMX.CH> wrote:

>Hari
>Hope that helps
>Patrick
>
>data _null_;
>  input @1 actdate1 mmddyy10. @13 actdate2 mmddyy8. @22 actdate3
>mmddyy10. @34 actdate4 mmddyy10.;
>  put '****************************************';
>  put actdate1= actdate2= actdate3= actdate4=;
>  put actdate1= date9. actdate2= eurdfdd10. actdate3= ddmmyy10.
>actdate4= worddatx20.;
>  put '****************************************';
>  datalines;
>10/25/2007  10252007 10-25-2007  10 25 2007
>;