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Datetostr - converts a tdatetime date value to a string sysutils unit

1 function DateToStr ( Date : TDateTime ) : string; 2 function DateToStr ( Date : TDateTime; const FormatSettings : TFormatSettings ) : string; Description The DateToStr function converts a TDateTime value Date into a formatted date string. The date is formatted using the ShortDateFormat value, which in turn uses the DateSeparator value. Version 2 of this function is for use within threads. You furnish the FormatSettings record before invoking the call. It takes a local copy of global formatting variables that make the routine thread safe. Related commands DateSeparator The character used to separate display date fields DateTimeToString Rich formatting of a TDateTime variable into a string ShortDateFormat Compact version of the date to string format TimeToStr Converts a TDateTime time value to a string Example code : Converting a date value to a string var myDate : TDateTime; begin myDate := StrToDate('13/02/2002'); ShowMessage('myDate = '+DateToStr(myDate)); end; Show full unit code myDate = 13/02/2002