hey Jim , I have solve the column name problems now. But i am still unable to read the date in R ...
toms_dat<- replace(toms_dat, toms_dat ==2009-08-24, 6) the toms_dat is a data frame , and I want to replace the date to be a single number eg:1,2,3, .... regards, Tom. jholtman wrote: > > 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. > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/replacing-the-dates-format-in-R-for-exporting-the-data-set...-tp26396492p26420068.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.