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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

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