[R] formatting date strings

[Jeremy.Whish@csiro.au]

Hi  all 

I am a relatively new R user so please excuse this question if it has been
covered some where else, just tell me where to find it. 

I have a simulation model that out puts dates in a standard dd/mm/yy format
R reads this as a factor and I cant find anything that will allow me to
convert them to a date. In S+ I have used a chron() function  that required
you to specify the format of the input date and the format of the output
date.
My question is: does R have such a function?  If not, can any one suggest a
way to tell R that information in dd/mm/yy format being read in with
read.table() is actually a date.

any help would be appreciated

Jeremy

Jeremy Whish, 
Farming Systems Research 
Agricultural Production Systems Research Unit, 
CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems,
APSRU, PO Box 102, Toowoomba, Qld, Australia. 4350
Phone +61 (07) 4688 1419
Mobile 0428 763426
Fax  +61 (07) 4688 1193
Email jeremy.whish at csiro.au
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