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Noel
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how to convert a yymmdd integer field to a date field in yy/mm/dd format? Can we convert date parameters to an integer?


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Francis Mariani
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Noel, is it a "smart date" or a Date-Time date?

for "smart" date, you can do the following (DT1 is your integer date):
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT
CAR
COMPUTE DT1/I8 = 20080306;
COMPUTE DT2/I8YYMD = DT1;
COMPUTE DT3/YYMD = DT2;
END


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Francis Mariani
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For a date-time field (DT1 is your integer date):

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT
CAR
COMPUTE DT1/I8 = 20080306;
COMPUTE DT2/A14 = EDIT(DT1) | '000000';
COMPUTE DT3/HYYMDS = HINPUT(14, DT2, 8, 'HYYMDS'); 
END


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Leah
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You can convert dates in smart date format to integers by reversing the process Francis posted, if that's what you want.


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Alan B
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Not forgetting DATECVT, for almost any type of conversion:
DEFINE FILE CAR
D1/I8=20080302;
D2/YYMD=DATECVT(D1, 'I8YYMD','YYMD');
D3/I8YYMD=DATECVT(D2, 'YYMD','I8YYMD');
END
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT D1 D2 D3
BY COUNTRY
END


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Darin Lee
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I have never had to use the DATECVT function for this type of conversion. Francis' code in his original post has always worked fine .


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Darin


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Alan B
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Darin

True for simple conversions, but where there needs to be a transformation, say from A8YYMD to DMYY, then DATECVT can cut out some steps.


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Darin Lee
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Exactly. I was referring to Francis' code which was the same as your example. If the conversions are more complex, DATECVT is shorter/easier.


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Alan B
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Yes, I was being lazy copying Francis' code.... it's Friday.


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Leah
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And I have never used the DATECVT function, so learning new stuff all the time.

Stay warm or cool as the case may be all. Have a great weekend.


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susannah
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i always created smart dates the same way frankie martini did here:

quote:
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT
CAR
COMPUTE DT1/I8 = 20080306;
COMPUTE DT2/I8YYMD = DT1;
COMPUTE DT3/YYMD = DT2;
END

but just the other day on this hear point i learned that just

COMPUTE DT3/YYMD = 20080306 ;
works like a charm.
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Leah, Suzanne:

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