[R] Getting a Error: unexpected symbol in:

[David Winsemius]

On Dec 12, 2014, at 1:43 PM, Sajjad Jafri wrote:

> I am trying to create a simple function that finds the number of days
> between two dates. However, when I run the  function, R gives me an error
> message saying:

What do you mean "when you run the function"? I do not see any calls to the function.

I do see an error message but the functions was defined, nonetheless. All you need to do is type `diffdate` to see it. You will probably be surprised.


> unexpected '}' in "        }"
> 
> Here is my function:
> 
> #create a function that finds the number of days between two dates
> diffdate<-function(x,y){
>        z<-unclass(as.Date(x))
>        z1<-unclass(as.Date(y))
>        }
>        {
>                return z1-z
>        }
> 
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David Winsemius
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