IsDate
Returns TRUE if string can be converted to a date/time value; otherwise,
FALSE. Note that ColdFusion converts the Boolean return value to its string
equivalent, "Yes" and "No."

<cfif isDate(weirdcolum)>

    #DateFormat(weirdcolum)#

<cfelse>

    #weirdcolum#

</cfif>



Helps?

Michael.

Interactive Music Ltd.

http://www.imvamp.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joshua Tipton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 8:37 PM
Subject: date field


> I have a query that returns a field that is either a date or N/A or No or
> Now.  I want it to output the words if there is words and if there isnt
then
> do a dateformat on the date.  How can I do this?
>
> Joshua Tipton
>
>
>
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