Date:         Mon, 5 May 2008 18:54:50 -0700
Reply-To:     Tree Frog <tree.frog2@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Tree Frog <tree.frog2@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Re: having problem to read 2008 year?????
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Hello

First, your input statement specifies the wrong column to start
reading the dates (should be @6 and @20).
Second, your informat for reading the dates should be MMDDYY10.

Tree Frog

On May 6, 11:00 am, Miral <chok...@gmail.com> wrote:
> options yearcutoff= 1920;
> data hosp ;
> input @1  ID      2.
>          @5  ADMIT   MMDDYY8.
>          @19 DISCHRG MMDDYY8.
>          @30 COST dollar8.;
>                  format admit dischrg mmddyy10. cost dollar8.;
> datalines;
> 78   03/23/2008    03/27/2008 12345
> 68   03/21/2008    03/24/2008 22345
> 98   04/23/2008    04/27/2008 42345
> 75   05/23/2008    05/27/2008 52345
> 56   03/02/2008    03/17/2008 62345
> 90   02/23/2008    02/27/2008 82345
> 45   04/23/2008    04/26/2008 72345
> 53   01/23/2008    01/27/2008 92345
> 67   03/23/2008    03/28/2008 11345
> ;
> run;
>
> But when I run this program, instead of 03/23/2008, I am getting
> 03/23/2002
> Can somebody explain why, and give me the solution.
>
> Any help or suggestion is appreciated.