### Date

Crystal syntax.

The CDate and DateValue functions are equivalent to Date. However, Date can only be used in Crystal syntax since it is a type name in Basic syntax.

##### Overloads

- Date (number)
- Date (string)
- Date (dateTime)
- Date (YYYY, MM, DD)

##### Arguments

Date (number) | number is a value representing the number of days starting from December 30, 1899. It can be positive or negative, and is truncated if fractional.
Date (string) | string is a text string representing a date, example: "September 20, 1999".
Date (dateTime) | dateTime is a DateTime value.
Date (YYYY, MM, DD) | YYYY is a whole number representing a year, example: 1996. MM is a whole number representing a month, example: 12 for December. DD is a whole number representing a day of the month, example: 05.

##### Returns

A Date value.

##### Action

Date (number) | Returns a Date value given a number of days starting from December 30, 1899.
Date (string) | Returns a Date value given a string that represents a date from January 1, 100 through December 31, 9999.
Date (dateTime) | Returns the date portion of a given DateTime value.
Date (YYYY, MM, DD) | Returns a Date value given numeric arguments of the year, month, and day.

##### Examples

The following examples are applicable to Crystal syntax:

`Date ("Dec 31, 1999")`

Returns the Date value for Dec. 31, 1999.

`Date (50)`

Returns the Date value for February 18, 1900.

`Date (#Oct. 20, 1999 12:02pm#)`

Returns the Date value for October 20, 1999.

`Date (1930, 7, 30)`

Returns the Date value for July 30, 1930.

##### Comments

You can use the IsDate function to check if a String argument can be converted to a Date before doing the actual conversion. That way, if the conversion cannot be done, you can handle the situation appropriately.

###### Related topics

DateSerial (year, month, day)

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