I assume you mean you wish to convert it from text to to the numeric representation that POSIXct uses:
> options(digits = 20) > as.numeric(as.POSIXct("2009-06-16 09:28:17.746")) [1] 1245158897.746 If you just want convert it to POSIXct then omit the as.numeric part. On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 1:17 PM, Derek Eder<derek.e...@lungall.gu.se> wrote: > I need to convert a date-style string: "2009-06-16 09:28:17.746" > To its POSIX representation: 1245137297746 > > > The function below converts my POSIX date to a string ... now I need to go > backwards! > > > render.t32 <- function(t32, tz = "CET") > { > timez <- ISOdatetime(1970,1,1,0,0,0, tz ="UTC")+t32/1000 > return(format(timez,"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%OS3",tz="CET")) > } > > >> render.t32(1245137297746) > [1] "2009-06-16 09:28:17.746" > > > Have not succeeded in my attempts to understand POSIX > and I thank you for your attention. > > ~Derek > > > Derek N. Eder > Gothenburg University > Vigilance and Neurocognition Laboratory > Medicinaregatan 8B > Box 421 > Gothenburg Sweden > SE 405 30 > > tlf (031) 342-8261 > mobil 0704 915 714 > > "The most dangerous thing in the jungle is not the snakes, the spiders, the > tigers, ... > The most dangerous thing in the jungle is your mind!" > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.