Date:         Thu, 5 Oct 2006 07:57:19 -0400
Reply-To:     Gerhard Hellriegel <gerhard.hellriegel@T-ONLINE.DE>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Gerhard Hellriegel <gerhard.hellriegel@T-ONLINE.DE>
Subject:      Re: Changing date format

depends on. If it is really a SAS date (only formatted like

mmddyy

use the MONTH(), DAY() YEAR()-functions.

If it is a string, you should first convert it to SAS dates with

sasdate=input(date,mmddyy.);

and then use the functions.


On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 04:46:30 -0700, jessica.donato@GMAIL.COM wrote:

>Hi guys.  I would appreciate your help with this one.  Im looking to
>convert a sas date monthdayyear into three separate variables month,
>day, and year.  What do you think is the easiest way to do this?  An
>array to form the new variables?  There must be a more direct way of
>taking the fist two numbers and separating them from the next two, etc.
> Any suggestions would be appreciated!  Thank you...