How to create a SAS date from "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS"

Problem
How to pull a SAS date from a text field formatted as YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.

Solution
data myTable;
set myTable;
informat dateVar date9.;
format dateVar date9.;
dateVar = input(substr(temp_dt,1,10), yymmdd10.);
run;