How to Extract Date from DateTime in SAS

This tutorial explains how to convert datetime to date in SAS, along with examples.

Let's say you have a sample SAS dataset containing datetime values.

data mydata;
	input date anydtdtm.;
	datalines;
    2024-01-29 05:04:43
    2024-02-14 12:30:00
    2024-03-01 18:45:30
    ;
run;

data newData;
	set mydata;
	date_yymmdd10=put(datepart(date), yymmdd10.);
	date_mmddyy=put(datepart(date), mmddyy10.);	
	date_mmddyy2=put(datepart(date), mmddyyd10.);	
	date9=put(datepart(date), date9.);
	date11=put(datepart(date), date11.);
proc print;	
run;