[R] split number in a vector and then make a chron object out of it

[stephen sefick]

These are date and times in the format YYYYMMDDhhmmss.  I would like
to take this column and make a chron object form them.  I have tried a
couple of the split family of functions but they need character input

here is the data:

date.time <- c(19851001001500, 19851001003000, 19851001004500, 19851001010000,
19851001011500, 19851001013000, 19851001014500, 19851001020000,
19851001021500, 19851001023000, 19851001024500, 19851001030000,
19851001031500, 19851001033000, 19851001034500, 19851001040000,
19851001041500, 19851001043000, 19851001044500, 19851001050000,
19851001051500, 19851001053000, 19851001054500, 19851001060000,
19851001061500, 19851001063000, 19851001064500, 19851001070000,
19851001071500, 19851001073000)


thanks for the help,
-- 
Stephen Sefick

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