title: How to convert String to Date value in SAS?
body: <p>I want to convert a String to Date in SAS, I tried:</p>
  
  <pre><code>data _null_; 
     monyy = '05May2013'; 
     date = input(substr(strip(monyy),1,9),yymmdd.);;
     put date=date9.; 
     run;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But it did not work.  Can this be done?</p>