How do I convert a string to a date in SAS?

How do I convert a string to a date in SAS?

You can convert a text string into a SAS date with the INPUT function. The INPUT function reads a string that looks like a date, and given its format (e.g., mm-dd-yyyy or ddmmmyyyy), returns a number. This number represents a date in the SAS language. INPUT(text_string, date_format);

How do I change character format to date in SAS?

You can use the input() function in SAS to convert a character variable to a date variable format.

How do you use Proc in SAS?

PROC MEANS is one of the most common SAS procedure used for analyzing data. It is mainly used to calculate descriptive statistics such as mean, median, count, sum etc….Common Statistical Options.

Statistical Option Description
NMISS Number of missing observations
MEAN Arithmetic average
STD Standard Deviation
MIN Minimum

How to easily calculate the difference between two SAS dates?

interval: The name of the interval you use to calculate the difference between the SAS dates e.g. day,month,year.

  • start date: The first date you want to use to calculate the difference.
  • end date: The second date you want to use to calculate the difference.
  • method (optional): Specifies how the interval is interpreted.

    • What are the functions of SAS?

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    • How to convert date in SAS to YYYYMMDD number format?

    – Without a format, i.e., the number of days from the 1 st of January, 1960. – With the MM/DD/YYYY format, e.g., 08/31/2020 – With the YYYY/MM/DD format, e.g., 2020-08-31 – With the DATE9. format, e.g., 31AUG2020

    What is time format in SAS?

    time ( ) returns the current time as a SAS time value

  • hms ( h,m,s) returns a SAS time value for the given hour ( h ),minutes ( m ),and seconds ( s)
  • hour ( time) returns the hour portion of a SAS time value ( time)
  • minute ( time) returns the minute portion of a SAS time value ( time)