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MKDATE Function

The MKDATE function converts an integer format to a date format. The MKDATE function should only be applied to cells that have been formatted as alphanumeric or date.

Syntax

MKDATE(expression)

Example 1

MKDATE(SYSDATE())

Converts the current system date in a string format. Therefore, if the system date were 01/01/07 this would be converted to January 1, 2007.

Example 2

MKDATE(CLP13)

Returns the year-end date of the client file in a string format. If the year-end date of the client file is 12/31/07, then December 31, 2007 appears in an alphanumeric cell.

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