Re: [R] How to subtract 2 days from a variable storing particular date

Great ! Thanks a lot for prompt and positive response. Best Regards, Suresh Gabor Grothendieck wrote: > > Try this: > > now <- Sys.time() > seq(now, length = 2, by = "-2 days")[2] > > and see R News 4/1 for more on dates. > > > On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Suresh_FSFM > wrote: >> >> D

Re: [R] How to subtract 2 days from a variable storing particular date

Try this: now <- Sys.time() seq(now, length = 2, by = "-2 days")[2] and see R News 4/1 for more on dates. On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Suresh_FSFM wrote: > > Dear R- Exerts, > Seek your help. > > Suppose I have a variable "X" that stores a date: "2008-12-15 CET" > Now, I want to subtract 2

[R] How to subtract 2 days from a variable storing particular date

Dear R- Exerts, Seek your help. Suppose I have a variable "X" that stores a date: "2008-12-15 CET" Now, I want to subtract 2 days (better two working days) from value stored in "X". Please let me know how to do so. Another variable "Y" stores timestamp as: 2008-11-28 00:09:00 I want to subtract