Thanks Buddy. I knew about the "easy" one in reports but I was building a text string and needed the other way. Now, I wish I could italicize and bold the text and I'd be all set.
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Walker, Buddy Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 12:10 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: FORMAT for Dates Claudine Yes in reports, "Display Format" and in forms as long as you add the date column you can select Tables > Display Format then select the appropriate date field. Buddy _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Claudine Robbins Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 12:44 PM 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
