DDMMYYw. Informat
Reads date values in the form ddmmyy<yy> or dd-mm-yy<yy>, where a special character, such as a hyphen (-), period (.), or
slash (/), separates the day, month, and year; the year can be either
2 or 4 digits.
Syntax
Syntax Description
- w
-
specifies the width
of the input field.
Details
The date values must
be in the form
ddmmyy<yy> or
ddxmmxyy<yy>:
is an integer between
01 and 31 that represents the day of the month.
is an integer between
01 and 12 that represents the month.
is a two-digit or four-digit
integer that represents the year.
is a separators that
can be any special character or a blank.:
If you use separators,
place them between all the values. Blanks can also be placed before
and after the date. Make sure the width of the input field allows
space for blanks and special characters.
Note: SAS
interprets a two-digit year as belonging to the 100-year span that
is defined by the YEARCUTOFF= system option.
Example
input calendar_date ddmmyy10.;