VBScript CDate Function
 Complete VBScript Reference
The CDate function converts a valid date and time expression to type Date, and returns the result.
Tip: Use the IsDate function to determine if date can be converted to a date or time.
Note: The IsDate function uses local setting to determine if a string
can be converted to a date ("January" is not a month in all languages.)
Syntax
| Parameter |
Description |
| date |
Required. Any valid date expression (like Date()
or Now()) |
Examples
The following example shows how to convert a string to a date:
Example
d="April 22, 2001"
If IsDate(d) Then
document.write(CDate(d))
End If |
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The following example shows how to convert numbers with separators to a date:
Example
d=#2/22/01#
If IsDate(d) Then
document.write(CDate(d))
End If |
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The following example shows how to use CDate to convert numbers to a time
object:
Example
d="3:18:40 AM"
If IsDate(d) Then
document.write(CDate(d))
End If |
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Complete VBScript Reference
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