Date:         Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:48:25 -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: Character values to month
Comments: To: "Howard Schreier <hs AT dc-sug DOT org>"
          <schreier.junk.mail@GMAIL.COM>

Howard,

You're right, of course, but the same code and result would have been
obtained:

data have;
  format Txt $2.;
  do i = 1 to 12;
    Txt=input(put(i,2.),$2.);
    output;
  end;
run;

data want;
  set have;
  format mon3 monname3.;
  Mon3 =  txt*29;
run;

proc print;run;

Art
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On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:51:19 -0400, Howard Schreier <hs AT dc-sug DOT org>
<schreier.junk.mail@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:17:24 -0400, Arthur Tabachneck
<art297@NETSCAPE.NET>
>wrote:
>
>>Nat,
>>
>>How about a solution with NO functions?
>>
>>Data Mon;
>>  format mon3 monname3.;
>>  Do Txt = '1' to '12';
>>    Mon3 =  txt*29;
>>    output;
>>  end;
>>run;
>>
>>proc print;run;
>>
>>This MUST be Friday,
>>Art
>
>OK, but it still does not quite model the original problem because TXT is
>numeric.
>
>[snip]
>
>>>>> From: DP
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone please tell me how to convert a character value to
>>>>> month? For
>>>>> instance, convert '1' to Jan, '2' to Feb, '3' to Mar, etc...
>>>>> One thing I can think of is to create a format and then apply
>>>>> the format to
>>>>> the variable. Is there another efficient way of doing this?
>
>[snip]