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Valid DATE Formats

The following table contains examples of specifying dates, assuming that the date today is March 20, 2014.

Sample Statement

Value Returned

DATE()

20 Mar 2014' (Defaults to today's date)

DATE('D')

'14'

DATE('N','2003080')

'21 Mar 2014'

DATE('U','20030322','S')

'03/22/14'