PREHOOK: query: DESCRIBE FUNCTION to_date PREHOOK: type: DESCFUNCTION POSTHOOK: query: DESCRIBE FUNCTION to_date POSTHOOK: type: DESCFUNCTION to_date(expr) - Extracts the date part of the date or datetime expression expr PREHOOK: query: DESCRIBE FUNCTION EXTENDED to_date PREHOOK: type: DESCFUNCTION POSTHOOK: query: DESCRIBE FUNCTION EXTENDED to_date POSTHOOK: type: DESCFUNCTION to_date(expr) - Extracts the date part of the date or datetime expression expr Example: > SELECT to_date('2009-30-07 04:17:52') FROM src LIMIT 1; '2009-30-07'