Full_Name: Zeng, zhenxing Version: 2.7.1 (2008-06-23) OS: windows XP Submission from: (NULL) (158.182.1.30)
Dear Author I have run into a trouble in using chron package The data frame: a date time_fut expiry_day bid ask trade_day 1 2004-09-01 09:45:00 2004-10 12860 12889 38 2 2004-09-01 09:45:01 2004-10 12885 12890 38 3 2004-09-01 09:45:04 2004-10 12883 12887 38 4 2004-09-01 09:45:05 2004-10 12878 12886 38 5 2004-09-01 09:45:06 2004-10 12881 12887 38 6 2004-09-01 09:45:08 2004-10 12881 12882 38 7 2004-09-01 09:45:11 2004-10 12881 12884 38 8 2004-09-01 09:45:12 2004-10 12882 12884 38 9 2004-09-01 09:45:14 2004-10 12882 12883 38 I use the package chron a$time_fut<-times(a$time_fut) a$date<-as.Date(a$date) a$expiry_day<-as.character(a$expiry_day) any(am$time_fut[2]==(am$time_fut[1]+times("00:00:01"))) the answer: True any(a$time_fut[5]==(a$time_fut[4]+times("00:00:01"))) [1] TRUE any(am$time_fut[4]==(am$time_fut[3]+times("00:00:01"))) the answer: False But, the right answer should be true I don't know why, I am using the R version: 2.7.1 attached please find the data. Thank you Best wishes ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel