<DateTime type>.ToReal (Function)

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<DateTime type>.ToReal (Function)

In french: <Type DateHeure>.VersRéel

Converts a date and a time into an 8-byte real. This real corresponds to:

the day number from January 1st 1900 (compatible with Excel, starts from 1).
the day number from January 1st 1904 (compatible with Excel with the option "Use the calendar from 1904", starts from 0).

Remark: The option "Use the calendar from 1904" can be configured in the advanced options of MS Excel. In Open Office, this option is available in the options of Open Office Calc ("Calculate" item).

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Versions 25 and later

This function is now available in browser code.

New in version 25

This function is now available in browser code.

Example

MyDay is DateTime
MyDay = "190001030600"
// Displays "3.25"
Info(MyDay.ToReal())

Syntax

<Result> = <DateTime to convert>.ToReal([<From 1904>])

<Result>: Real

Number of the day corresponding to the DateTime variable passed in parameter.
-1 if an error occurred (invalid date and time).

<DateTime to convert>: DateTime variable

Value of the date and time to convert. This parameter can correspond to:
a DateTime variable.
a character string in the following format:
YYYYMMDDHHMMSSLLL
YYYYMMDDHHMMSSCC
YYYYMMDDHHMMSS
YYYYMMDDHHMM
YYYYMMDDHH
YYYYMMDD

<From 1904>: Optional boolean

Calculation mode:
True if the date is calculated from 1904.
False (default value) if the date is calculated from 1900.

Remarks

Calculation mode

The integer part of the real gives the day number of the date part of the parameter:

the numbering starts from 1 for 01/01/1900.
the numbering starts from 0 for 01/01/1904 if <From 1904> is set to True.

The decimal part gives the day fraction of the time part of the parameter (for example, 06:00 gives a decimal part of 0.25).

Valid dates/times

<DateTime to convert> is considered as being invalid:

if the date is invalid or if it is earlier than the start date of numbering. The date must be included between 01/01/1900 or 01/01/1904 and 12/31/999. The date validity can be checked by DateValid.
if the time is invalid. The time validity can be checked by TimeValid.

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