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CDate function CDate Function Converts any string or numeric expression to a date value.

CDate (Expression) Return value: Date Expression: Any string or numeric expression that you want to convert.

When you convert a string expression, the date and time must be entered either in one of the date acceptance patterns defined for your locale setting (see %PRODUCTNAME - PreferencesTools - Options - Language Settings - Languages) or in ISO date format (momentarily, only the ISO format with hyphens, e.g. "2012-12-31" is accepted). In numeric expressions, values to the left of the decimal represent the date, beginning from December 31, 1899. Values to the right of the decimal represent the time.

Sub ExampleCDate MsgBox cDate(1000.25) ' 09.26.1902 06:00:00 MsgBox cDate(1001.26) ' 09.27.1902 06:14:24 End Sub