SAS: Read in any type of date format

Hou to read/extract any type of date using ANYDTDTE informat.
The following example illustrates this.

/* Read in raw data – various types of date format */

Data dates;
Input cdate $22.;
Cards;
16-apr-07
01-02-07
2007-05-06
02-jun-07
13-sep-2007
01JAN2009 14:30:08.5
;
Run;

/* Convert them to required date format using AnydtdteW */

Data Convert;
Set dates;
Date = Input (cdate, ANYDTDTE21.);
Format date date9.;
Run;

/* Output */

16APR2007
02JAN2007
06MAY2007
02JUN2007
13SEP2007
01JAN2009

This way you can read in any type of date format into SAS without having to worry about the right informat!