How is the data entry done at the DIALOG? Number pad dates as in 03032004?
Is there a chance that you are seeing an internal date serial number, elapsed days since december 31, 4000 BCE?
Actually, that looks pretty likely. I just subtracted your number from .#DATE and got September 28, 3997 BC.
R>set date format 'MM/DD/YYYYCC' R>sho v #date 03/12/2004AD R>set var vdate1 = (.#date - 2191621) R>sho v vdate1 09/28/3997BC
Bill
At 03:38 PM 3/12/2004, you wrote:
No. It is just like it is defined below ... the report var is set to the variable outside the report that is gotten after the dialog.
SET VAR vshipdate = .vship
Jim
