Name
date2num_fq — transforms a date into a number and its frequency
CALLING SEQUENCE
[num,fq]=date2num_fq(dat)
PARAMETERS
- Input
dat = a date string
indw = 'w' if the date is given as a day date but corresponds to a week (optional)
- Output
num = the numerical representation of the dates
fq = its frequency
DESCRIPTION
Transforms a date into its numerical representation and its frequency.
EXAMPLE
1) [num,fq]=date2num_fq('1985q4')
2) [num,fq]= date2num_fq ('2002a')
3) [num,fq]= date2num_fq ('97m12')
4) [num,fq]= date2num_fq ('2002/03/15','w')
These examples return the frequencies of annual, quarterly, monthly and weekly dates.
AUTHOR
Eric Dubois 2002-2007