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DTOS(<expD>)

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Converts <expD> to character string.
Return value - Character
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The DTOS() function returns an eight-digit character string in the
format YYYYMMDD for the given date expression <expD>.  This function is
useful for indexing databases on a date field.  It is equivalent to the
DTOC() function used with the optional argument of 1.

The character string returned by DTOS() is not affected by the SET DATE
or SET CENTURY commands.

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See Also:  CTOD(), DTOC()

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