# 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())

Status

  Ready

Compliance

  This function is Ca-Clipper compliant

Platforms

  All

Files

  Library is rtl

See Also

- SET DATE
- DATE()
- DTOS()