How to convert string into dates. Example: 06-AUG-2018 --> Date

[#1]

Hi JMP community,

I would like to know if there is a more efficient way to translate a date string in the format 06-AUG-2018 into a JMP date.

Here is what I have used in the past:

Local( {t1},
	t1 = Match( Word( 2, :Date of Collection, "-" ),
		"JAN", 1,
		"FEB", 2,
		"MAR", 3,
		"APR", 4,
		"MAY", 5,
		"JUN", 6,
		"JUL", 7,
		"AUG", 8,
		"SEP", 9,
		"OCT", 10,
		"NOV", 11,
		12
	);
	Date MDY(
		t1,
		Num( Word( 1, :Date of Collection, "-" ) ),
		Num( Word( 3, :Date of Collection, "-" ) )
	);
)

Where "Date of Collection" is the string date.

I also tried the "In Format" function but I could not figure out how to make JMP understand the abbreviated month (e.g. JAN, FEB...).

Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,

TS

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Informat will work for you. No need to specify an input format.

d="06-AUG-2018";

d1="02-JAN-2016";

d2="08-DEC-1998";


x=informat(d);

x1=informat(d1);

x2 = informat(d2);

show(x, x1, x2);

/*:

x = 06Aug2018;
x1 = 02Jan2016;
x2 = 08Dec1998;