EncodeDate

Returns the integer portion of a double-precision decimal DateTime value corresponding to the specified date.

The integer portion of the DateTime value indicates the number of days that have elapsed since January 1st, 1900, and the fractional portion of the DateTime value indicates the fraction of the day that has passed since midnight.

Usage

EncodeDate(yy,MM,dd)

Where: yy - a numerical expression specifying the two-digit year

MM - a numerical expression specifying the month

dd - a numerical expression specifying the day of the month

Example

EncodeDate(08,01,01)  will return a value of 39448.00000000, corresponding to the specified date 
of January 1st, 2008