Here is a slight variation of ones you have already received. This also uses zoo.
In the DF<- line we read it in as a data frame. In the z<- line we convert it to zoo using chron date/times (see R News 4/1 for more). We calculate the positions of duplicate dates and in the last line we extract the rows corresponding to non-duplicates. Lines <- "Date time value 20110620 11:18:00 7 20110620 11:39:00 9 20110621 11:41:00 8 20110621 11:40:00 6 20110622 14:05:00 8 20110622 14:06:00 6 " library(zoo) library(chron) DF <- read.table(textConnection(Lines), header = TRUE, as.is = TRUE) z <- zoo(DF$value, chron(unclass(as.Date(format(DF$Date), "%Y%m%d"))), DF$time) isdup <- duplicated(dates(time(z)), fromLast = TRUE) z[!isdup,] For more on zoo see: library(zoo) vignette("zoo") vignette("zoo-quickref") On Jan 10, 2008 5:36 PM, Kondamani, Arjun (GMI - NY Corporate Bonds) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a dataframe as follows: > > Date time value > 20110620 11:18:00 7 > 20110620 11:39:00 9 > 20110621 11:41:00 8 > 20110621 11:40:00 6 > 20110622 14:05:00 8 > 20110622 14:06:00 6 > > For every date, I want to extract the row that has the greatest time. > Therefore, ending up like: > 20110620 11:39:00 9 > 20110621 11:41:00 8 > 20110622 14:07:00 6 > > I am using for loops (for every date, find largest time value) to do > this determination, but I am sure there is a simpler way in "R". Has > anyone run into this before? > -------------------------------------------------------- > > This message w/attachments (message) may be privileged, confidential or > proprietary, and if you are not an intended recipient, please notify the > sender, do not use or share it and delete it. Unless specifically indicated, > this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment > products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of > any transaction, or an official statement of Merrill Lynch. Subject to > applicable law, Merrill Lynch may monitor, review and retain e-communications > (EC) traveling through its networks/systems. The laws of the country of each > sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, > supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are > located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. This > message is subject to terms available at the following link: > http://www.ml.com/e-communications_terms/. By messaging with Merrill Lynch > you consent to the foregoing. > -------------------------------------------------------- > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.