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> -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of kevj1980 > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 11:22 AM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] Help with adding 'dates' string as rownames to matrix > > Hi, I need help with two related issues: > > 1. I wish to drop repeating text "BST" from the below 'dates' string: > > [1] "2005-04-01 BST" "2005-04-04 BST" "2005-04-05 BST" "2005-04-06 > BST" > "2005-04-07 BST" "2005-04-08 BST" "2005-04-11 BST" "2005-04-12 BST" > "2005-04-13 BST" "2005-04-14 BST" " You can use regular expressions but if your string is like you showed us, dates1 <-substr(dates, 1, 10) > > 2. I then wish to add this (cleaned-up) 'dates' string as the row names > to a matrix (same length as 'dates' string) rownames(mat) <- dates1 Regards Petr > > Any expertise greatly appreciated, > kevj > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Help-with- > adding-dates-string-as-rownames-to-matrix-tp4656611.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > 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.
