Informix DataBlade API Programmer's Manual DataBlade API Function Descriptions

The mi_string_to_date() function converts a text (string) representation of a date value to its binary (internal) DATE representation.

mi_date mi_string_to_date(date_string)

mi_string *date_string;

date_string

is the date string to convert to its internal DATE format.

Valid in Client LIBMI Application?	Valid in User-Defined Routine?
Yes	Yes

The mi_string_to_date() function converts the date string that date_string references to its internal DATE value. An internal DATE value is the format that the database server uses to store a date in a column of the database.

Important: The mi_string_to_date() function replaces the mi_date_to_binary() function for string-to-internal-DATE conversion in DataBlade API modules.

The mi_string_to_date() function accepts the date string in the date format of the current processing locale. For more information, see the Informix Guide to GLS Functionality.

See the descriptions of the following functions: mi_date_to_string(), mi_string_to_datetime(), mi_string_to_decimal(), mi_string_to_interval(), and mi_string_to_money().

For more information on how to convert date strings to internal DATE format, see Converting Date Between Text and Binary.