[EpiData-list] selecting by month

Dear member in the group

I would like to select records based on the month value from a date variable with the following format "mm/dd/yyyy". I would like to use something like this:

IF DC [1,2]="01" THEN MES="EN" IF DC [1,2]="02" THEN MES="FE" IF DC [1,2]="03" THEN MES="MA"

This is in epiinfo 6. DC is the date variable

I will appreciate your help.

Jose A. Farfan

Dr. Jose Arturo Farfan Ale Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi" Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Av. Itzáes por 59, num. 490 Mérida, Yucatán, México 97000 Tel: (999) 923-22-74 (999) 924-57-55 Fax: (999) 923-61-20