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Date:   Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:22:51 -0600
Reply-To:   Yu Zhang <zhangyu05@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:   "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:   Yu Zhang <zhangyu05@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:   Re: MIN function fails with a '01/01/1800' date - why?
In-Reply-To:   <200701251904.l0PG3Jw2016559@mailgw.cc.uga.edu>
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On 1/25/07, Sutapa Roy <sutapa.roy@us.pwc.com> wrote: > > Hi, and help! > > My data includes dummy values of '01/01/1800' for date of birth. A macro > to > identify the MIN date fails with these dummy values, but works fine when I > replace them with '01/01/1900'. Why is this? I thought any dates from the > year 1582 - 20000 A.D. were valid in SAS ...

Wrong. should be after 1st Jan 1960


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