title: SAS: Convert character date to numeric in yymmdd10. format
body: <p>I need to convert SAS character dates without imputing to numeric dates in yymmdd10. format. I tried several formats but it comes out as blank. Is it possible to change character SAS dates to numeric SAS dates?</p>
  
  <pre><code>    data check;
       length date $10;
       date="2013-04-17"; output;
       date="2012-11"; output;
       date="2011-12-13"; output;
       date="2015-03-24"; output;
       date="2014"; output; 
     run;
  </code></pre>