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Date:   Wed, 8 Apr 2009 10:36:23 -0700
Reply-To:   Jack Hamilton <jfh@STANFORDALUMNI.ORG>
Sender:   "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:   Jack Hamilton <jfh@STANFORDALUMNI.ORG>
Subject:   Re: How to read a value coming in as Oct 3, 2007 and create a SAS date
Comments:   To: Dave Brewer <david.brewer@UC.EDU>
In-Reply-To:   <200904081714.n38G2kvJ005011@malibu.cc.uga.edu>
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Try the aANYDTDTE informat, <http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/getDoc/en/lrdict.hlp/a002605538.htm >.

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

On Apr 8, 2009, at 10:14 am, Dave Brewer wrote:

> Hi, > > I am processing a csv file and need to know if there is an informat to > process a variable containing values "Oct 3, 2007", "Sep 25, 2007", > etc. > (quotes are not part of the data. I need to create a SAS date from > this > value. > > I suppose I can read the data in as a $11 and parse it. If I did > that, how > would I create a SAS date when the month is not a number (Oct as > opposed to > 10)? > > Thanks for your help. > Dave

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