VarDateFromStr function (oleauto.h)

Converts an OLECHAR string to a date value.

Syntax

HRESULT VarDateFromStr(
  [in]  LPCOLESTR strIn,
  [in]  LCID      lcid,
  [in]  ULONG     dwFlags,
  [out] DATE      *pdateOut
);

[in] strIn

The value to convert.

[in] lcid

The locale identifier.

[in] dwFlags

One or more of the following flags.

Value	Meaning
LOCALE_NOUSEROVERRIDE	Uses the system default locale settings, rather than custom locale settings.
VAR_CALENDAR_HIJRI	If set then the Hijri calendar is used. Otherwise the calendar set in the control panel is used.
VAR_TIMEVALUEONLY	Omits the date portion of a VT_DATE and returns only the time. Applies to conversions to or from dates.
VAR_DATEVALUEONLY	Omits the time portion of a VT_DATE and returns only the date. Applies to conversions to or from dates.

[out] pdateOut

The resulting value.

This function can return one of these values.

Return code	Description
S_OK	Success.
DISP_E_BADVARTYPE	The input parameter is not a valid type of variant.
DISP_E_OVERFLOW	The data pointed to by the output parameter does not fit in the destination type.
DISP_E_TYPEMISMATCH	The argument could not be coerced to the specified type.
E_INVALIDARG	One of the arguments is not valid.
E_OUTOFMEMORY	Insufficient memory to complete the operation.