Purpose
Returns the Date component of a DateTime. You can call this function from the MapBasic window in MapInfo Pro.
Syntax
GetDate( DateTime )Return Value
Example
This example sets the date and time as a string in dd/mm/yyyy (where dd is day, mm is month, and yyyy is year) and hh:mm:ss.fff (where hh is hours, ss is seconds, mm is minutes, and fff is fractions) format and then converts the string using the GetDate() function.
dim dtX as datetime
dim Z as date
dtX = "03/07/2007 12:09:09.000 AM"
Z = GetDate(dtX)
Print FormatDate$(Z)See Also:
Date and Time Functions, GetTime() function