[MonetDB-users] timestamp conversion failed -How can I convert a char string to a timestamp

Hi, I am trying to insert the following value into a timestamp column: '2/5/2008 4:05:31 PM' and I get the error message: !SQLException:timestamp:conversion of string '2/5/2008 4:05:31 PM' failed I would like to convert that date string into a timestamp type - is there a function in Monet to do that?