PA_EvalDate


version 2003


PA_EvalDate (string; day; month; year)

Parameter Type Description
string char * The string to convert in date
day short * Pointer the the day of the string
month short * Pointer the the month of the string
year short * Pointer the the year of the string

Description

The routine PA_EvalDate returns in *day, *month , and *year the values of string , once converted to a date.

This works like the Date 4th Dimension function. Refer to the 4D Language Reference manual for more information.

Depending on default settings or on previous calls to PA_UsePStrings or PA_UseCStrings , string must be a Pascal or a C string.

Example

   short   d, m, y;
   PA_EvalDate("12/31/2000", &d, &m, &y);
   // Now, d == 31, m == 31, and y == 2000

See Also

Date .

Error Handling

PA_GetLastError

always returns eER_NoErr