CTOD( ) Function
Converts a character expression to a date expression.
CTOD(cExpression)
Return Values
Date
Parameters
- cExpression
Specifies a character expression for which CTOD( ) returns a Date-type value.
Remarks
Note that CTOD( ) can create ambiguous Date values, and generates a compilation error when SET STRICTDATE is set to 2. Use DATE( ) instead to create nonambiguous Date values. For more information about ambiguous dates, see Year 2000 Date Support.
See Also
DATE( ) | SET STRICTDATE | Year 2000 Date Support | RTOD( ) | TTOD( )