function s = freq2string(freq)

% INPUTS
%  o freq     scalar integer,  equal to 1, 4, 12 or 52 (resp. annual, quaterly, monthly or weekly)
%
% OUTPUTS
%  o s        character, equal to Y, Q, M or W (resp. annual, quaterly, monthly or weekly)

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switch freq
  case 1
    s = 'Y';
  case 4
    s = 'Q';
  case 12
    s = 'M';
  case 52
    s = 'W';
  otherwise
    error('dates::freq2string: Unknown frequency!')
end