MATLAB: Date Conversion

Question

Hi,

I have a <200×1 cell> array which consists of dates read through a text file. The dates are in the format yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss:fff. I want to convert these dates into a matlab recognizable date vector which could then be later used in creating time series objects. I am not sure how to do this.

Thanks,

Answer 1

datenum()

>> dates={'2011/11/11 11:11:11:111';'2012/12/12 12:12:12:121'}
datenum(dates,'yyyy/mm/dd HH:MM:SS:FFF')
dates = 
    '2011/11/11 11:11:11:111'
    '2012/12/12 12:12:12:121'
ans =
  1.0e+005 *
    7.3482
    7.3522