I've created dbf files using DBD::XBase a few times. To get dates to insert correctly I had to have the date in YYYYMMDD format. DBD::Xbase writes dbase 4 files. If Clipper is old enough that it is using dbase 3 files the answer might be different.
-----Original Message----- From: Samuel_Zheng [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 8:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: perl date Hi, I am using ODBC to convert an old clipper application to a web based application and I came across something seems simple but it's not. how can I save a date from perl to a date field in dbf file? can a perl expert helps out someone who is novice in perl like me? your help would be very much appreciated! Thanks. Samuel
