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 STOD()
 Converts an ANSI date string into CA-Clipper format
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 Syntax

     STOD(<cAnsiDate>) --> dDate

 Argument

     <cAnsiDate>  Designates the character string that contains a date in
     the ANSI format "YYYYMMDD" that is to be converted into the CA-Clipper
     date format.

 Returns

     STOD() returns the <cAnsiDate> character string in the corresponding CA-
     Clipper date format.

 Description

     STOD() converts an ANSI date created by the CA-Clipper DTOS() function,
     back into the standard date format.

 Note

     .  If the ANSI date is invalid, a null date is returned.

 Example

     Display the ANSI date in default date format:

     APPEND FROM OTHDATE
     LIST STOD(cAnsiDate)


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