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| Name | Type | Options | Opt/Req | Description |
| dateString | 10A | n/a | Req | Any string that should contain a valid date. Format is non-specific: the routine will attempt to determine the format of the sent string. If no valid format is detected then the date returned is d'0001-01-01' |
| resolveMDY | 4A | Const | Opt | Used to resolve preferences when a date string is valid for *MDY, *YMD, or *DMY formats: ex. 010203 - *MDY = 2 Jan 2003, *DMY = 1 Feb 2001, *YMD = 3 Feb 2001 If not sent then *MDY is used to resolve any conflicts. |
| formatPtr | * | Const | Opt | Pointer to a 5A field that will receive the format type that was used to determine the date or '*ERR' if no valid date could be created. |
| Returns: | D | n/a | n/a | The created date or d'0001-01-01' if error. |