CTOD( ) Function
Converts a character expression to a date expression.
CTOD(cExpression)
Parameters
- cExpression
Specifies a character expression.
Return Value
Date data type. CTOD( ) returns a Date value.
Remarks
Note
CTOD() can create ambiguous Date values and generates a compilation error when SET STRICTDATE is set to 2. To create unambiguous Date values, use the DATE( ) function.
Example
The following example uses CTOD( ) to convert Character data to a Date and then performs simple date related actions.
SET CENTURY ON && Shows the century value.
cDate="01/01/2003"
?CTOD(cDate) && Returns 01/01/2003 as Date.
?GOMONTH(CTOD(cDate),12) && Returns 01/01/2004.
?CTOD(cDate)+100 && Returns 04/11/2003.