I believe that Ian has discovered a Y10K bug. <g>

> ---------- > From: Ian Whitlock[SMTP:WHITLOI1@WESTAT.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 2:03 PM > To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > Subject: Re: input function format for date like: 1/9/2001 > > Charles, > > I find it curious that the institute has provided informats for reading 5 > digit years, but no corresponding formats for their writing. > > 55 data _null_ ; > 56 dt = input ( '01/01/12345' , mmddyy11. ) ; > 57 put dt= mmddyy10.; > 58 dt = input ( '01jan12345' , date10. ) ; > 59 put dt= date9.; > 60 run ; > > dt=01/01/**** > dt=01JAN**** > NOTE: DATA statement used: > real time 0.00 seconds > > Well I suppose there is no need to panic yet, since one can report the > last > two digits. > > Ian Whitlock <whitloi1@westat.com> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Patridge [mailto:Charles_S_Patridge@PRODIGY.NET] > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 1:25 PM > To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > Subject: Re: input function format for date like: 1/9/2001 > > > John, > > The following code worked for me using SAS V6.12 on OPENVMS. > > data test; > x = input("01/09/2001", mmddyy11.) ; > y = input("01/9/2001" , mmddyy11.) ; > z = input("1/9/2001" , mmddyy11.) ; > w = input("1/09/2001" , mmddyy11.) ; > format x y z w date9.; > run; > > Assuming that 1/9/2001 stands for January 9, 2001 and not > September 1, 2001 > > HTH, > Charles Patridge > Email: Charles_S_Patridge@prodigy.net > > > In article <93fk27$1m9$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > John Uebersax <jsuebersax@my-deja.com> wrote: > > I'd like to use the input function to supply dates with slashes, e.g., > > > > data _null_; > > x = input("1/9/2001", ddmmyy8) ; > > run; > > > > The problem with the code above is that it doesn't work for, say, > > 01/9/2001, 1/09/2001, or 01/09/2001. Is there a single format that > > works for all these cases? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > -- > > John Uebersax > > jsuebersax@yahoo.com > > > > Sent via Deja.com > > http://www.deja.com/ > > > > -- > Charles Patridge - PDPC, Ltd. > 172 Monce Road - Burlington, CT 06013 USA > Phone: 860-673-9278 or 860-675-9026 > Email: Charles_S_Patridge@prodigy.net - Web: www.sconsig.com > > > Sent via Deja.com > http://www.deja.com/ >