/*
 * $Id: stod.txt 15102 2010-07-14 12:48:39Z vszakats $
 */

/*  $DOC$
 *  $FUNCNAME$
 *     FT_STOD()
 *  $CATEGORY$
 *     Conversion
 *  $ONELINER$
 *     Convert a date string to a Clipper date data type
 *  $SYNTAX$
 *     FT_STOD( <cDateStr> ) -> dDateType
 *  $ARGUMENTS$
 *     <cDateStr> is a Clipper string in the format "CCYYMMDD".
 *  $RETURNS$
 *     A Clipper date type.
 *  $DESCRIPTION$
 *     This function allows the programmer to hard code a date into the
 *     program without knowing what the current date type is.  This
 *     function is the converse of the Clipper DTOS() function.
 *  $EXAMPLES$
 *     LOCAL dMyDate
 *     dMyDate := FT_STOD( "19901127" )
 *  $END$
 */
