character*(*), intent(in) :: date real, intent(out) :: value
Arguments
date
Character string containing a single date in the current date input format
value
Returned day value
Description
Converts a single date string into a real value representing the day number since September 13th 1752.
The date should be supplied as a string of up to 10 characters, formatted according to the current input date format type as set by ggSetDateFormat(). Dates which are incorrectly formatted are returned as representing the date of January 1st 1900.