build YYYYMMDD instead of YYYYMD, for YY and DD derived from one-digit outputs from datevec()

Hello. I would like to produce a date (for instance: 7th of January 2014) string looking like '20140107' for representing YYYYMMDD, but a one digit M and D currently results in the unwanted string '201417', which is only YYYYMD.

[Y, M, D, H, MN, S] = datevec(now);
dateString =[num2str(Y),num2str(M),num2str(D)];

Any idea how to get YYYYMMDD always as a 8 digit string, something which is simpler than this?

Answer 1

[Phillip]

Hi

dateString = datestr(now,'yyyymmdd')

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Regards, Phillip

Answer 2

[Mischa Kim]

Marco, how about

 dateString = datestr(now,'yyyymmdd');

[Marco]

Mischa. thanks!!!! I will give credits to Philip, though. He seems to be new in the forum and as he also answered within seconds, like you, I´ll motivate him to stay with us! Thanks again!

[Mischa Kim]

No worries.