Hi Thomas,
try
If NXQuery1.Fieldbyname('ActShipDate').AsDateTime > 0.0 then S := ' Yes '
else S := ' No ';
Have fun
Bob
>
> Date fields have always been a puzzle to me. Basically they are float
> type fields but Delphi doesn't handle them that way when it comes to
> comparisons with constants.
>
> I am doing a report where I look at a date field. If the field has a
> date then I show 'Yes' in the report line otherwise I show a 'No'.
> Since it is a numeric field, I thought I would just do a compare with
> zero, like this:
>
> If NXQuery1.Fieldbyname('ActShipDate').Value > 0.0 then S := ' Yes '
> else S := ' No
> ';
>
> When I exccute this line I get a runtime error 'invalid type
> conversion'. What can I do to overcome this problem?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Tom Nesler
> Live long!... Code Well!... and Prosper!... V
>
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