Problem solved. FYI - this is how we get around it: CREATE PROCEDURE InsertSOShipHeader @ShipperID VARCHAR(15), @OrdDate VARCHAR(20) AS INSERT INTO SOShipHeader ( ShipperID, OrdDate ) VALUES ( @ShipperID, CAST(@OrdDate AS SMALLDATETIME) ) CHEERS - Cheng ##################################################################################### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by MailMarshal For more information please visit www.marshalsoftware.com ##################################################################################### --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/