convert_date_string_stdform

Helper function to keep date formats in year-month-date

Basic checks needed with an individual level participant data from randomised controlled trial. This
checks files for existence, read access and individual columns for formats. The checks on format is currently implemented for gender and age formats.

Sheeja Manchira Krishnan

IPDFileCheck

Basic Functions to Check Readability, Consistency, and Content
of an Individual Participant Data File

convert_date_string_stdform function

<dl><dt>entry</dt>
<dd>a date e.g 1 Jan 2020 with no commas</dd>
<dt>orderby</dt>
<dd>give the order such as mdy, dmy etc where d refers to day,
m to month and y to year</dd></dl>

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Helper function to keep date formats in year-month-date — convert_date_string_stdform

<dl>

<dt>entry</dt>
<dd>a date e.g 1 Jan 2020 with no commas</dd>


<dt>orderby</dt>
<dd>give the order such as mdy, dmy etc where d refers to day,
m to month and y to year</dd>

</dl>

convert_date_string_stdform: Helper function to keep date formats in year-month-date

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