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[simonaubert]

Hello,

As of today, the functions istext and isnum exists. However, isnum is true for the date and timestamp fields, which does not seem that natural.

So, I suggest two new functions (or at least one) : isdate and istimestamp.

Best regards,

Simon

[Patric_Nordstrom]

makedate() can be used date tests.

https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView-App-Development/A-function-to-check-if-a-field-value-is-corre...

Thanks,

Patric

[simonaubert]

@Patric_NordstromThanks for the answer. However, from what I understand, makedate is used to test if a value can be converted to date. I want to test if my field is a date. This is very different.

My use case is that I have an ETL logic that works in delta. If the delta field is a num or a text, it's cool, the clause just use the value. However, if it's a date, I have to cast it. So, I want something that allow me to say "hey, this field is a date".

Best regards,

Simon

[Meghann_MacDonald]

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