[R] sorting by date

[Nikhil Kaza]

 > 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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