| Input Parameters | Significance |
| none | - |
| Output Parameters | Significance |
| char *dat | date string |
| Return Code | Significance |
| 0 | no error |
The English data format is > MONTH.DAY.YEAR < with a total length of eight characters, as for instance > 06/30/91 < .
In the calling function have to be allocated 9 bytes storage place.