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cdfepoch - Convert MATLAB formatted dates to CDF formatted dates

Note   OLDFUN will be removed in a future release. Use NEWFUN instead.

Syntax

E = cdfepoch(date)

Description

E = cdfepoch(date) converts the date, specified by date, into a cdfepoch object. date must be a valid date string, returned by datestr, or a serial date number, returned by datenum. date can also be a cdfepoch object.

When writing data to a CDF file using cdfwrite, use cdfepoch to convert MATLAB formatted dates to CDF formatted dates. The MATLAB cdfepoch object simulates the CDFEPOCH data type in CDF files.

To convert a cdfepoch object into a MATLAB serial date number, use the todatenum function.

Definitions

The MATLAB serial date number calculates dates differently than CDF epochs.

A MATLAB serial date number represents the whole and fractional number of days from 1-Jan-0000 to a specific date. The year 0000 is merely a reference point and is not intended to be interpreted as a real year in time.

A CDF epoch is the number of milliseconds since 1-Jan-0000.

Examples

Convert the current time in serial date number format into a CDF epoch object.

% NOW function returns current time as serial date number
dateobj = cdfepoch(now)
 
dateobj =
 
     cdfepoch object:
     11-Mar-2009 15:09:25

Convert the current time in date string format into a CDF epoch object.

% DATESTR function returns date as string
dateobj2 = cdfepoch(datestr(now))
 
dateobj2 =
 
     cdfepoch object:
     11-Mar-2009 15:09:25

Convert the CDF epoch object into a serial date number.

dateobj = cdfepoch(now);
mydatenum = todatenum(dateobj)
 
mydatenum =
 
     7.3384e+005

See Also

cdfinfo | cdfread | cdfwrite | datenum | datestr | todatenum

cdf2rdf

cdfinfo

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