datetime without leading zero

datetime('212704','InputFormat','Hmmss')

gives an error.

datetime('21:27:04','InputFormat','H:mm:ss')

does not.

This is a problem when importing time noted as hours without leading zero as in the first format using textscan. Using:

datetime('92704','InputFormat','HHmmss')

gives an error due to the lack of the leading zero. Any workaround for this?

Answer 1

[the cyclist]

Can you sneak a formatting step between the import and the date function?

sprintf('%06.0f',92704)

ans =

      '092704'

and

sprintf('%06.0f',212704)

ans =

      '212704'

and then use the 2-digit hour format?

[Andy]

The application is a constant feed from a server read as textstrings in a given format. Ex:

textscan(msg,'%u %u  %s %{Hmmss}D');

I guess best workaround as suggested is to import time as an integer and then do the format of the time field according to 5 or 6 digits. Just kinda weird and a bit annoying that Matlab can't handle this time notation by itself.

Answer 2

[Greg]

datetime(datenum('92704','HHMMSS'),'ConvertFrom','datenum')

Seems to work. Same concept as the cyclist's answer, except this method is likely easier to vectorize.