$FUNCNAME$
  DTOC()
$CATEGORY$
  DATE/TIME
$SUMMARY$
   Convert a date value to a character string
$LANG_RU$
        .
$SYNTAX$
     DTOC(<dDate>) --> cDate
$LANG_RU$
     DTOC(<>) --> -
$ARGUMENTS$
     <dDate> is the date value to convert.
$LANG_RU$
     <> -  ,   .
$RETURNS$
     DTOC() returns a character string representation of a date value.  The
     return value is formatted in the current date format.  The default
     format is mm/dd/yy.  A null date returns a string of spaces equal in
     length to the current date format.
$LANG_RU$
     DTOC()  ,     .
           
      .     //.  
        ,  ,   
     .
$DESCRIPTION$
     DTOC() is a date conversion function used for formatting purposes when
     you want to display the date in the SET DATE format and when a character
     expression is required (in a LABEL FORM, for example).  If you need a
     specialized date format, you can use TRANSFORM() or a custom expression.

     If you are INDEXing a date in combination with a character string, use
     DTOS() instead of DTOC() to convert the date value to a character
     string.
$LANG_RU$
     DTOC() -   ,  , 
         ,   SET DATE 
         (,   ).
         ,   
      TRANSFORM()   .   
           ,  
        DTOS()  DTOC().
$EXAMPLES$
       These examples show general uses of DTOC():

	? DATE()                  // Result: 09/01/90
	? DTOC(DATE())            // Result: 09/01/90
	? "Today is " + DTOC(DATE())
				// Result: Today is 09/01/90
$LANG_RU$
           DTOC():

       ? DATE()                     // : 09/01/90
       ? DTOC(DATE())               // : 09/01/90
       ? " " + DTOC(DATE())  // :  09/01/90
$SEEALSO$
  CTOD(),DATE(),DTOS()
$END$
