How to convert string value to proper datetime format

Question

Using crystal-report 7

I want to convert the string value to datetime in crystal report

date format are

20120102 (yyyymmdd)
20120105
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Answer 1

The above answer does not work for a typical date that is currently in the string format yyyymmdd. The "left" and "right" need to be swapped.

(date (ToNumber (Left  ({?LD}, 4)),
       ToNumber (Mid   ({?LD}, 5, 2)),
       ToNumber (Right ({?LD}, 2))
      )