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WFDB_strdat

Usage: STR = WFDB_strdat(DATE);  
Input: STR: (string) date, in DD/MM/YYYY format  
Output: DATE: (integer) Julian date  

This function converts an ASCII string in DD/MM/YYYY format into a Julian date. If the string is improperly formatted, WFDB_strdat returns zero. Note that dates such as '15/3/89' refer to the first century A.D., not the twentieth or twenty-first.



George B. Moody 2005-06-02