Tristram Charnley wrote: > I want users to enter dates in forms using European format dates > (dd/mm/yy).
Why? If you let them enter dates using ISO format (yyyy-mm-dd) at least it is clear what they mean. And it is the official dateformat almost everywhere in Europe anyway. Anyway, use CreateDate() to create a date you can send to CreateODBCDate(). Jochem ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists

