Creating a sequence of dates in R

To create a sequence of dates in R you can use the as.Date() function along with seq() function. Following are some examples. While your needs may be different, this will help you get started.

1. Creating a sequence of dates by specifying the start date and number of days

	# Start date: January 5, 2011. Number of days: 45
	dates <- seq(as.Date("2011-01-05"), by=1, len=45)

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2. Creating a sequence of dates by specifying the start date and an end date

	# Start date: January 5, 2011. End date: March 15, 2011
	dates <- seq(as.Date("2011-01-05"), as.Date("2011-03-15"), by=1)

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