Parse Analyzes the given data according to the given picture format. Parsing data successfully results in one of the following values: • Date picture format: An ISO date string of the form YYYY-MM-DD. • Time picture format: An ISO time string of the form HH:MM:SS. • Date-time picture format: An ISO date-time string of the form YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS. • Numeric picture format: A number. • Text pictures: Text. Syntax Parse(s1, s2 ) Parameters Parameter Description s1 A valid date or time picture format string. For more information on date and time formats, see About date and time functions. s2 The string data to parse. Examples The following expressions are examples of using the Parse function: Expression Returns Parse(“MMM D, YYYY”, “Sep 1, 2002 “) 2002-09-01 Parse(“$9,999,999.99″, “$1,234,567.89″) 1234567.89 in the U.S.