daetnum for a formatin

hi all, is it possible to use this Format for datenum?

formatIn='dd.mm.yyyyHH:MM'

thank you

Answer 1

[Adam]

d = '03.07.201312:00'

datenum( d, 'dd.mm.yyyyHH:MM' )

ans =

                    735418.5

datestr( ans )

ans =

03-Jul-2013 12:00:00

Yes, it seems to be. Wouldn't it have been faster to just try it than ask here though?! I've never used the function before, but I just typed in exactly what you asked to find out the answer!