DATE_TO conversions
Converting from the variable type DATE to a different type: The date will be stored internally in a DWORD in seconds since Jan. 1, 1970. This value will then be converted. When you perform a type conversion from a larger to a smaller type, you risk losing some information . For STRING type variables, the result is the date constant.
Examples in ST:
b :=DATE_TO_BOOL(D#1970-01-01); (* Result is
FALSE *)
i :=DATE_TO_INT(D#1970-01-15); (* Result is 29952 *)
str :=DATE_TO_STRING(D#2002-08-18); (* Result is
'D#2002-08-18' *)
vdt:=DATE_TO_DT(D#2002-08-18); (* Result is DT#2002-08-18-00:00
*)
udw:=DATE_TO_DWORD(D#2002-08-18); (* Result is 16#3D5EE380 *)