The mi_date_to_string() function
The mi_date_to_string() function creates a text (string) representation of a date value from the binary (internal) DATE representation.
Syntax
mi_string *mi_date_to_string(date_data)
mi_date date_data;- date_data
- The internal DATE format to convert to a date string.
| Valid in client LIBMI application? | Valid in user-defined routine? |
|---|---|
| Yes | Yes |
Usage
The mi_date_to_string() function
converts the internal DATE value that date_data contains into
a date string. An internal DATE value is the format that the database
server uses to store a value in a DATE column of the database.
Important: The mi_date_to_string() function
replaces the mi_binary_to_date() function for converting
an internal DATE value to a date string in DataBlade® API modules.
For GLS, the mi_date_to_string() function formats the date string in the date format of the current processing locale. For more information, see the HCL OneDB™ GLS User's Guide.
For more information about how to convert internal DATE format to date strings, see the HCL OneDB DataBlade API Programmer's Guide.
Return values
- An mi_string pointer
- A pointer to the date string equivalent of date_data.
- NULL
- The function was not successful.