[RBASE-L] - Re: Converting Text to Date

[A. Razzak Memon]

At 08:59 PM 12/19/2008, Doug Hamilton wrote:

So, how do I convert a date-looking text into a valid date?

Doug,

A quick test at the R> prompt reveals the following results:

SET VAR v1 TEXT = NULL
SET VAR v2 DATE = NULL

SET VAR v1 TEXT = '4/9/2008'

SET VAR v2 = .v1

SHOW VARIABLES

V1 = 4/9/2008 TEXT
V2 = 04/09/2008 DATE

Hope that helps!

Very Best R:egards,

Razzak.