How to display date as DD MMM YYYY imported from .csv - date

Question

I have a service that picks up a .csv and processes it to .sas7bdat.
I modify an existing .sas template by filling in variable names, length, and specifying output location.
I have a scenario in which my .csv has a date formatted as 'DD MMM YYYY'. I need to preserve this format to the output file. The predefined formats allow for 'DDMMMYYY' and 'DD-MMM-YYYY'. I have tried these format types in the template.
Below is the template with standard character type:
LIBNAME TempSrc "C:\Temp";
proc import datafile="\\***\FileLocation\file.csv"
out=mydata dbms=dlm replace;
DELIMITER= ",";
getnames=yes;
options ExtendObsCounter=yes;
RUN;
DATA TempSrc.fileName;
attrib DATEVAR length=$11 format=$11. informat=$11. label='Date'
;
set work.mydata;
RUN;
How can I modify this code to output a date as follows '01 JAN 2000'
EDIT:
How can I output this value to the .sas7bdat as a character value?

Answer 1

There isn't a default format to display as DD MMM YYYY so it's necessary to roll your own. I believe the following gives you what you are trying to achieve:
proc format;
picture ddmmmyy
other= '%0d %b %Y' (datatype=date);
run;
data have;
datevar='01 JAN 2000';
run;
data want;
set have;
actualdatevar=input(datevar,anydtdte11.);
format actualdatevar ddmmmyy11.;
run;
gives:
Note that you cannot convert a character variable to numeric, so you may wish to create a new variable and then drop the old one (can also rename the new variable so that you end up with the same named variable).
EDIT1: to apply to specific answer (now situation is clearer)
The following should achieve what is needed:
LIBNAME TempSrc "C:\Temp";
proc format;
picture ddmmmyy
other= '%0d %b %Y' (datatype=date);
run;
proc import datafile="\\***\FileLocation\file.csv"
out=mydata dbms=dlm replace;
DELIMITER= ",";
getnames=yes;
options ExtendObsCounter=yes;
RUN;
/* if all you need to do is apply the format, you may be better using proc datasets */
DATA TempSrc.fileName;
set work.mydata;
format DATEVAR ddmmmyy11. ;
RUN;
EDIT2: converting to character so that it is displayed correctly in universal viewer (without the custom format)
LIBNAME TempSrc "C:\Temp";
proc format;
picture ddmmmyy
other= '%0d %b %Y' (datatype=date);
run;
proc import datafile="\\***\FileLocation\file.csv"
out=mydata dbms=dlm replace;
DELIMITER= ",";
getnames=yes;
options ExtendObsCounter=yes;
RUN;
/* convert numeric to character via rename */
DATA TempSrc.fileName;
set work.mydata (rename=(DATEVAR=DATEVAR2));
DATEVAR=put(DATEVAR2,ddmmmyy11.);
drop DATEVAR2;
RUN;