[R] convert numbers into dates and time

[Uwe Ligges]

On 02.05.2012 11:19, mpostje wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've been trying to convert numbers from an online temperature database
> into dates and time that R recognizes. the problem is that the database has
> put a T
> between the numbers and R will not accept any conversions.
>
> this is the format that it's in now
> 1981-01-02T08:00

strptime("1981-01-02T08:00", format="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M")

seems to work for me.

Uwe Ligges


>
> can anyone help?
> cheers!
>
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