How to convert string value to proper datetime format

Question

Using crystal-report 7

I want to convert the string value to datetime in crystal report

date format are

20120102 (yyyymmdd)
20120105
...

I want to convert the above string to date format like this

expected output

02/01/2012
05/01/2012
...

Need Crystal report formula help

Answer 1

You could try the DateValue function:

DateValue({myTable.strDate})

otherwise, parse it:

Date({myTable.strDate}[1 to 4], {myTable.strDate}[5 to 6], {myTable.strDate}[7 to 8])