Name

date2num — transforms a date into a number

CALLING SEQUENCE

num=date2num(dat,indw)

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

DESCRIPTION

Transforms a date into its numerical representation.

EXAMPLE

d=date2num('1985q4')
// returns the numerical representation of the quarterly date '1985q4'

d=date2num('2002a')
// returns the numerical representation of the yearly date '2002a'. 

d=date2num('97m12')
// returns the numerical representation of the monthly date '97m12'. 

d=date2num('2002/03/15','w')
// returns the numerical representation of the daily date '2000/03/15'. 
 
               

AUTHOR

Eric Dubois 2002-2007