Date:         Thu, 5 Oct 2006 06:37:42 -0700
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From:         jessica.donato@GMAIL.COM
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Subject:      Re: Changing date format
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Thanks Gwen!  I appreciate your response and it indeed worked.

Gwenael Besnier wrote:
> Hi,
>
> if you have a SAS date then you can use the funstions year, month and day.
> If you have a string, then transform your string in a SAS date using the
> input function and then use the functions year, month and day.
>
> data toto;
>    set toto;
>    y=year(mydate);
>    m=month(mydate);
>    d=day(mydate);
> run;
>
> HTH
> Gwen
>
>
> >From: jessica.donato@GMAIL.COM
> >Reply-To: jessica.donato@GMAIL.COM
> >To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> >Subject: Changing date format
> >Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 04:46:30 -0700
> >
> >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...
>
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