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==Purpose==
 
==Purpose==
 
Function to perform string to date conversion
 
Function to perform string to date conversion
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==Example==
 
==Example==
 
<code lang="recital">
 
<code lang="recital">
? dtos(date())
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mCdate = dtos(date())
20001015
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? mCdate
store dtos(date()) to mDate
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20130722
? mDate
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? type("mCdate")
20001015
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C
? type("mDate")
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mDdate = stod(mCdate)
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? mDdate
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07/22/2013
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? type("mDdate")
 
D
 
D
 
</code>
 
</code>
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==Products==
 
==Products==
Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer
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Recital, Recital Server
 
[[Category:Documentation]]
 
[[Category:Documentation]]
 
[[Category:Functions]]
 
[[Category:Functions]]

Latest revision as of 09:29, 22 July 2013

Purpose

Function to perform string to date conversion


Syntax

STOD(<expC>)


See Also

CTOD(), DTOS(), SET CENTURY


Description

The STOD() function converts the character expression <expC>, in the format "YYYYMMDD", to a date. This function needs the century included in the character string even if SET CENTURY is OFF.


Example

mCdate = dtos(date())
? mCdate
20130722
? type("mCdate")
C
mDdate = stod(mCdate)
? mDdate
07/22/2013
? type("mDdate")
D


Products

Recital, Recital Server