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Download a fully functional evaluation copy of this award-winning tool at http://searchDomino.com/r/0,,6371,00.htm?intelliprintplus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CONVERTING LONG VALUES FROM LEGACY SYSTEMS TO DATE FIELDS by Mike Schmitz Often times legacy systems that we connect to store dates as 8-digit, integer values in for format yyyymmdd. For example, 20020704 would be July 4, 2002. I have tried numerous versions of the Format function, including General Date and m/d/yyyy but always end up with a goofy date, such as 12/31/9999. Here is an approach to convert these 8-digit values into a Notes Date field. >>VIEW the full tip and code here: http://searchdomino.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid4_gci851483,00.html Do you have comments or questions about this tip? 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