data ss; input name$ s anydtdte9.; cards; sankar mar99 mahesh mar1999

In SAS how to read the variable values having different
formats.
eg:mar99,mar1999 (in a single variable)

Question Posted / sankar

Answer Posted / sankar

data ss;
input name$ s anydtdte9.;
cards;
sankar mar99
mahesh mar1999
run;
proc print data=ss;
format s date9.;
run;

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