Date:         Sat, 6 Sep 2008 10:28:45 -0700
Reply-To:     Jack Hamilton <jfh@STANFORDALUMNI.ORG>
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From:         Jack Hamilton <jfh@STANFORDALUMNI.ORG>
Subject:      Re: convert date format
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Please read the section on dates and times at <http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/getDoc/en/lrcon.hlp/a002200738.htm
 >.

If you think that a conversion is required to display a date in a
different format, you may have a fundamental misunderstanding of SAS
dates.

--
Jack Hamilton
jfh@alumni.stanford.org
videtis illam spirare libertatis auram




On Sep 6, 2008, at 10:23 am, hua gang wrote:

> How can I convert date like 20JUL08 into 07/20/2008 kind of format?
>
> Or other way around format?
>
> Thank you very much for your help!
>
> Hua