> a <- c( 20071031,20071130, 20071231)
b<- sort(as.Date(as.character(a), format="%Y%M%d"))

On Aug 2, 2010, at 8:03 PM, Leigh E. Lommen wrote:

I am unsure how to sort a column by date if it is currently in the form:

YYYYMMDD



For example the months:

20071031

20071130

20071231

Etc.



Regards,

Leigh


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