Converting int data to date MMM/dd/yyyy using RDLC report expressions

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How can i convert this 190118 int to Date > January 01, 2018 using RDLC Report Expressions.

Thanks.

What I have tried:

I've tried using this expression :

=Format(Fields!DCDATE.Value,"MM/dd/yyyy")

But i Get "#Error" from report viewer.

Posted 16-Jan-20 15:13pm

Member 13198628

Updated 16-Jan-20 17:03pm

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Wendelius · Answer 1 · 2020-01-16T17:04:00

Solution 1

Obviously the best way would be to use a date format for the field in the database. This way you could focus on formatting the date properly without any need to do conversions.

However, if the format in the database is currently DDMMYY you could perhaps use something like the following to convert the data to a date

CDate(Left({Fields!DCDATE.Value},2) + "/" + Mid({Fields!DCDATE.Value},3,2)  + "/" + "20" + Right({Fields!DCDATE.Value},2))

Remember to verify that the expressions correctly interprets days and months for example for first of February.
The to format the date you can try

ToText(previous formula, "MMM dd yyyy")

Posted 16-Jan-20 17:04pm

Wendelius

Updated 16-Jan-20 17:16pm

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Member 13198628 20-Jan-20 21:55pm

ToText(previous formula, "MMM dd yyyy") In order to use this? I'll will use this previous formula > CDate(Left({Fields!DCDATE.Value},2) + "/" + Mid({Fields!DCDATE.Value},3,2) + "/" + "20" + Right({Fields!DCDATE.Value},2))

So that the output is this:
ToTEXT(CDate(Left({Fields!DCDATE.Value},2) + "/" + Mid({Fields!DCDATE.Value},3,2) + "/" + "20" + Right({Fields!DCDATE.Value},2)), "MM dd yyyy");

Wendelius 20-Jan-20 22:53pm

Yes, you can embed the CDATE formula to the ToText formula

Note that there are three M characters (MMM) in the ToText if you want the name of the month instead of the number.