RSDAT Conversion Routine

Use

Converts a date in an external format into the internal format.

Features

First, the system tries to convert the date in accordance with the user settings ( Start of the navigation path System Next navigation step User Profile Own Data Fixed Values Date Format End of the navigation path ). If the system cannot perform the conversion in this way, it automatically tries to identify the format.

Valid formats:

DD.MM:YYYY

MM/DD/YYYY

MM-DD-YYYY

YYYY.MM.DD

YYYY/MM/DD

YYYY-MM-DD

For automatic recognition, the year has to be in four-digit format. If the date is specified as 14.4.72, this is not unique and can cause errors.

Example

Conversion from an external format into an internal format:

4/14/1972 → 19720414