Try help("strptime"). Example strptime(1080103L + 19e6L, "%Y%m%d") # [1] "2008-01-03"
(This assumes your input is an integer but you can just drop the L if you want) On 04/07/09 19:37, Mark Knecht wrote: > Hi, > Is there a function that will convert this sort of date code which > looks like "years from 1900 + month_number + day_number" with no > spaces? As an example Jan. 3rd 2008 would be written as 1080103. > > Thanks, > Mark > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > [[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.