# DateToJulian (Date dateTime, Integer length)

| **Name**    | ***DateToJulian***                                                                                             |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax      | DateToJulian (Date dateTime, Integer length)                                                                   |
| Purpose     | To convert the given date time value to Julian format of specified length.                                     |
| Description | Convert the given date time value to Julian format.                                                            |
| Return Type | String                                                                                                         |
| Parameters  | <p>dateTime \[System.DateTime] – Date Time object to be converted into Julian</p><p>length \[System.Int32]</p> |

**Example**

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/0%20\(131\).png)

In this example, we will pass a date time value and an integer value to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object.

Where,

*dateTime* = 05/06/2022

*length* = 7

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/1%20\(132\).png)

In the output window, you can see that the provided date time value has been converted into Julian format of the specified length.

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/2%20\(132\).png)