DTOC()

Date to character conversion

Syntax

      DTOC(<dDateString>)  --> cDate

Arguments

<dDateString> Any date

Returns

<dDate> Character represention of date

Description

This function converts any date expression (a field or variable) expressed as <dDateString> to a character expression in the default format “MM/DD/YY”. The date format expressed by this function is controled in part by the date format specified in the SET DATE command

Examples

      ? DToC( Date() )

Compliance

Clipper

Platforms

All

Files

Library is rtl

Seealso

SET DATE, DATE(), DTOS()