Here is a function I use to convert a numeric value of the UNIX time to POSIXct
unix2POSIXct <- function (time) structure(time, class = c("POSIXt", "POSIXct")) On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Jim Hargreaves <ja...@ipec.co.uk> wrote: > Dear List, > > After much searching with no success, I would like to ask how I can convert > a unix/POSIX time (seconds since Jan 01, 1970) into a string like > "01/01/1970 00:00" > > This is probably easily done with a system(date...) but it would be great if > I could do it in R. > > Kind Regards, > Jim Hargreaves > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > -- Jim Holtman Cincinnati, OH +1 513 646 9390 What is the problem that you are trying to solve? ______________________________________________ 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.