• Date and Time Functions
  • Date and Time Functions
  • ADDMONTH function
  • ADDYEAR function
  • DAY function
  • DAYSTR function
  • DMY function
  • DTOS function
  • FMTDATESTR function
  • ITOD function
  • LDATE function
  • MKDATE function
  • MONTH function
  • MONTHSTR function
  • PERSTR function
  • PERTOJ function
  • SDATE function
  • SDATETOJ function
  • SYSDATE function
  • SYSTIME function
  • VERDATE function
  • VERSION function
  • VERTIME function
  • YEAR function

LDATE Function

The LDATE function returns a long date string based on the Regional Settings specified for your computer. Use the LDATE function with an alphanumeric cell.

Syntax

LDATE(expression)

Example 1

LDATE(SYSDATE())

Returns the current system date to a string format. If the system date is 01/01/07, January 1, 2007 appears in the cell.

Example 2

LDATE(CLP13)

Returns the year-end date (as specified in the Engagement Properties) to a string format. If the year-end date is 31/12/08, December 31, 2008 appears in the cell.

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• Date and Time Functions