TO_DATE Function | Data Types and Literals | VantageCloud Lake - TO_DATE - Teradata Vantage

Converts string_expr to a DATE data type.

TO_DATE does not convert data to any of the other datetime data types. Do not use the TO_DATE function with a DATE value for string_expr. The first two digits of the returned DATE value can differ from the original string_expr depending on format_arg or the default date format.

TO_DATE is an overloaded scalar function whose return value data type is DATE.

• TO_DATE Syntax
• TO_DATE Argument Types and Rules
• Example: Converting a string_expr to a DATE Data Type

ANSI Compliance

This statement is a Teradata extension to the ANSI SQL:2011 standard.