Re: Assignment of date variables

Josh Assing (XjoshX@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) wrote:
: You can use the brackets only for a DATETIME vartype.  for DATE types
your
: limited to ctod() or date()


: On 3 Jun 2007 02:26:06 GMT, rlewart@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Cass Lewart)
wrote:

: >Is there a direct assignment of dates like in Foxpro for DOS using
curly 
: >brackets, e.g.  dt={02/02/2007} or do I have to use the CTOD function?
: >
: >dt=ctod("02/02/2007")
: >
: >Cass

Many thanks. I did not realize that date() in VFP can have an argument, I 
was always using it just to get the current date.

Cass