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# Date

Builds a date, either from text or from a year, month and day.

| Expression           | Result    |
| -------------------- | --------- |
| `Date("15-10-2018")` | That date |
| `Date(2018, 10, 15)` | That date |

Use it where you need a fixed date as an argument to another function, rather than converting the databox's own value — which is what [AsDate](/reference/expression-reference/date-expressions/asdate.md) does.

Text is read in UK format, so `05-03-2026` is the fifth of March.