Thank you Sami and Dennis,
I should've asked before I built the convoluted way. but it's a rainy day in Texas. Claudine _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis McGrath Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 12:01 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: FORMAT for Dates Try the format 'WWW+ MMM+ DD, YYYY' Dennis McGrath _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Claudine Robbins Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 11:44 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - FORMAT for Dates I can get what I need with: ((TDWK(.vdeldate))+','&(TMON(.vdeldate))&(CTXT((IDAY(.vdeldate))))+','&(CTXT ((IYR4(.vdeldate))))) But. Is there a (FORMAT (value,'picture-format')) for date values? TIA, Claudine

