DateValue(dateexpression)
Returns a variant (Date) corresponding to the string date expression that was passed in. dateexpression can be a string or any expression that can represent a date, time or both a date and a time.
Example:
Sub Main()
Dim v As Variant
Dim d As Double
d = Now
Print d
v = DateValue("1959/05/29")
MsgBox (VarType(v))
MsgBox (v)
End Sub