Analytics SAQL Developer Guide

Overview
Quick Start
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SAQL Reference
SAQL Basic Elements
SAQL Operators
SAQL Statements
SAQL Functions
Aggregate Functions
Date Functions
daysBetween()
date_diff()
now()
date()
toDate()
date_to_epoch()
date_to_string()
toString()
Time-Based Filtering
Day in the Week, Month, Quarter, or Year
First Day in the Week, Month, Quarter, or Year
Last Day in the Week, Month, Quarter, or Year
Number of Days in the Month, Quarter, or Year
Time Zone Date Functions
Work with Custom Fiscal Year Data
String Functions
Math Functions
Windowing Functions
coalesce
Query Performance
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date_to_string()

Converts a date to a string.

Syntax

date_to_string(date, formatString)

For the allowed formats, see the Date Formats section in Analytics External Data Format Reference.

This function is identical to toString().

Note

Usage

This function must take a toDate() or now(​) function as its first argument.

Example

1q = foreach q generate date_to_string(now(​), "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss") as ds1;