First of all '2009-08-06' is 1995; this is probably not what you were expecting. What do you what your expression to do? Is 'toms_dat' a dataframe? if so, your expression 'toms_dat ==2009-08-06' seem strange. So tell us what you want to do, not how you want to do it.
On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 4:54 PM, ychu066 <ychu...@aucklanduni.ac.nz> wrote: > > hi everyone, i am having difficulties with replacing the dates format in R > for exporting the data set... > > eg: the code that i used was > toms_dat<- replace(toms_dat, toms_dat ==2009-08-06, 2) > toms_dat<- replace(toms_dat, toms_dat ==2009-08-04, 1) > > but when i export the data as into txt file or excel file the dates come up > with very large numbers .....:drunk: > > please help me ...=) > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/replacing-the-dates-format-in-R-for-exporting-the-data-set...-tp26396492p26396492.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > -- Jim Holtman Cincinnati, OH +1 513 646 9390 What is the problem that you are trying to solve? ______________________________________________ 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.