Create a matrix full of dates
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Hi!
I need to create a matrix whit dates, starting in a specific date, for example '2013-04-01 22:00:59', and increasing in the interval of my choosing (like 1 sec, 1 min, ...).
I need to define the last one date also.
Could anyone help me?
Thank you in advance
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Muthu Annamalai
on 21 Jun 2013
Matrices can store only numbers. However, you can create cell-arrays, and struct-arrays in MATLAB. For example, see, http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_external/create-cell-arrays.html?searchHighlight=cell+array.
Now you can build a date string, using the function, datestr, http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/datestr.html?searchHighlight=datestr and you should use the input as your increment time, obtained with the function now()
HTH
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Kelly Kearney
on 21 Jun 2013
If you just want to increment from a fixed point, then that's pretty straightforward.
t0 = datenum('2013-04-01 22:00:59');
dt = 1/(24*60*60); % 1 second
t = datestr(t0 + (1:100)*dt);
Or do you not want the times to increment from the exact start date, but rather something like "increment by 1 hour on the hour" (so for your example, 23:00:00 would be the next, rather than 23:00:59)?
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