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Returns an 8-character numerical string corresponding to the specified date. The string is in the yyyyMMdd format, where yyyy is the four-digit year, MM is the month, and dd is the day of the month.  
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Returns an 8-character numerical string corresponding to the specified date. The string is in the ''yyyyMMdd'' format, where yyyy is the four-digit year, MM is the month, and dd is the day of the month.  
 
   
 
   
==== Usage ====
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== Usage ==
 
<syntaxhighlight>El_DateStr(dd, MM, yyyy)</syntaxhighlight>  
 
<syntaxhighlight>El_DateStr(dd, MM, yyyy)</syntaxhighlight>  
  
Where: [[dd]]  - a numerical expression specifying the day of the month
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Where:  
  
[[MM]]  - a numerical expression specifying the month
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:'''dd''' - a numerical expression specifying the day of the month.
 
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:'''MM''' - a numerical expression specifying the month.
[[yyyy]]  - a four-digit numerical expression specifying the year  
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:'''yyyy''' - a four-digit numerical expression specifying the year.
 
   
 
   
==== Example ====
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== Notes ==
<syntaxhighlight>El_DateStr(02,04,2008) will return the string "20080402", corresponding to the specified date  
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* To have more control about the formatting of a date string, use [[FormatDate]].
of April 2nd, 2008.</syntaxhighlight>
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* Use [[StringToDate]] to convert a date string to a numerical date value.
  
 
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== Example ==
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<syntaxhighlight>El_DateStr(02, 04, 2008)</syntaxhighlight>
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Will return the string "20080402", corresponding to the specified date of April 2nd, 2008.
 
   
 
   
 
[[Category:Date and Time Routines]]
 
[[Category:Date and Time Routines]]

Latest revision as of 13:02, 19 February 2012

Returns an 8-character numerical string corresponding to the specified date. The string is in the yyyyMMdd format, where yyyy is the four-digit year, MM is the month, and dd is the day of the month.

Usage

El_DateStr(dd, MM, yyyy)

Where:

dd - a numerical expression specifying the day of the month.
MM - a numerical expression specifying the month.
yyyy - a four-digit numerical expression specifying the year.

Notes

  • To have more control about the formatting of a date string, use FormatDate.
  • Use StringToDate to convert a date string to a numerical date value.

Example

El_DateStr(02, 04, 2008)

Will return the string "20080402", corresponding to the specified date of April 2nd, 2008.