Conversion, Date/Time

Conversion, Date/Time

Name

Syntax

Description


Cstr


Cstr(...)

Convert to string


Val


Val("198th Street")

Returns the numbers contained in a string as a numeric value of appropriate type. If the string does not contain any numbers, 0 is returned.


CDbl


CDbl(...)

Convert to Double


CInt


CInt(...)

Convert to Integer


Cdate


CDate("October 19, 1962")

Convert to date.


Str


Str(NUMBER)

Returns a string representation of a number.


Day


Day(DATETIME)

Returns an integer value from 1 to 31 representing the day of the month.


Hour


Hour(DATETIME)

Returns an integer value from 0 to 23 representing the hour of the day.


Month


Month(DATETIME)

Returns an integer value from 1 to 12 representing the month of the year.


MonthName


MonthName(MONTH)

Returns a string value containing the name of the specified month. MONTH is the numeric designation of the month. For example, January is 1, February is 2, and so on.


Now


Now

Returns a date value containing the current date and time according to your system.


Year


Year(DATETIME)

Returns an integer value from 1 to 9999 representing the year part of a specified date.


Today


Today

Returns a date value containing the current date according to your system.