>) and a pointer to a variable of type date
        (<code class="literal">d</code>). This function does not allow you to specify a format
        mask. It uses the default format mask of <span class="productname">Informix</span> which is
        <code class="literal">mm/dd/yyyy</code>. Internally, this function is implemented by
        means of <code class="function">rdefmtdate</code>. Therefore, <code class="function">rstrdate</code> is
        not faster and if you have the choice you should opt for
   