Using String-to-Date Conversions
If you convert a string variable or constant to a date variable without specifying an edit mask that identifies the format of the string, SQR applies a date format. This implicit conversion takes place with these commands:
MOVE.
The strtodate function.
The DISPLAY, PRINT, or SHOW commands when used to format a string variable as a date.
SQR attempts to apply date formats in this order:
The format specified in SQR_DB_DATE_FORMAT.
The database-dependent format.
The SYYYYMMDD[HH24[MI[SS[NNNNNN]]]] literal date format.