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MAKEDATE(a,b) 

MAKEDATE(a,b) is a date function that supplies a date value from a year and day value.

The values a and b (expression) in MAKEDATE must supply numeric values.
The following restrictions also apply: a>=0 (a represents a year value)
b>0 (b represents a day value)
Decimal places in a and b are truncated if necessary.

 

Result of the MAKEDATE(a,b) function

a or b is the NULL value

NULL value

a or b is the special NULL value

Error message

MAKEDATE(1999,49) in the INTERNAL date format outputs '19990218'

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