| Date: | Tue, 18 Jul 2006 04:55:13 -0700 |
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| Reply-To: | BK <byronkirby@GMAIL.COM> |
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| Sender: | "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> |
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| From: | BK <byronkirby@GMAIL.COM> |
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| Organization: | http://groups.google.com |
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| Subject: | Re: Convert a SAS date to a character value |
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| In-Reply-To: | <1153158393.586911.296840@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> |
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Usually when this happens the number you are trying to format is
outside of the value range for dates...
Try the solution below, if it works then the value in your number field
is the numeric string equivalent to the date... (Poor phrasing, sorry)
like the number (20,060,716 - commas for emphasis), it's a date but
cannot be read as a date it must be read like the character string
2006/07/16. I've seen this sometimes with data coming in from data
entry
if put(srvdt,mmddyy10.)=:'*' then
srvdt=input(put(srvdt,$z8.),yymmdd10.);
Byron
aaron.caldiero@gmail.com wrote:
> When i attempt to use the PUT function i get a string of asterisks
> instead of the characters in the format yymmdd8. that i need.
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