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Revision as of 13:09, 19 December 2012
Contents
Purpose
Function to convert a date string in the format DD-Mmm-YYYY to a date data type
Syntax
MTOD(<expC>)
See Also
AMPM(), CDOW(), CTOD(), CMONTH(), DATE(), DAY(), DMY(), DOW(), DTOC(), DTOM(), DTOS(), DTOV(), MDY(), MONTH(), SET CENTURY, SET DATE, SET MARK, STOD(), TIME(), VTOD(), YEAR()
Description
The MTOD() function is used to convert date strings in the format DD-Mmm-YYYY to date data types. The returned date will be in the format determined by SET CENTURY, SET DATE and SET MARK. If <expC> is not a valid date string, MTOD() will return an empty date.
Example
set century on ? mtod("10-Oct-2008") 10/10/2008
