Here's one that doesn't require VFP9:
?EVALUATE("{^"+TRANSFORM(DTOS(DATE()),"@R 9999/99/99")+"}")
Fred
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 7:03 AM, Dave Thayer <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 3:53 AM, Mark Stanton<[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > Is there really no VFP function that is the reverse of DTOS?
> >
> > DTOS turns <date> into "YYYYMMDD". I can break it apart manually and
> > put it back together as a date, but it's a bit laborious. Nothing
> > already inside?
> >
>
> If you're using VFP9 here's a one-liner that seems to do the trick:
>
> ldDate = Cast(Transform(lcDateString, "@R xxxx-xx-xx") as date)
>
> --
> Dave Thayer
> Denver, CO
>
>
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