Is there a date function that converts a string variable containing only the text of the month into a numeric version of the month?� e.g.:� X has string values October, April, December, etc.� I want to create a new variable that is numeric with numbers 10, 04, 12, etc.� �I thought -monthly( )- would do it, but I can't seem to get the right syntax.
Thanks.
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Paul F. Visintainer, PhD
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