>Peter:
>>>In code I can write ltSample = datetime({//:} and ltSample will have an empty value. But if I put that string {//:} as an initial value for a property, VFP immediately converts it to {} and the actual value seems to be an empty date.
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>Fabio:
>>this is sufficient: for define a empty datetime:
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>{ :}
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>When I wrote this: ltSample = datetime({//:}
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>That was just late night brain fog. I meant to say: ltSample = {//:}
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>However your way produces a date value (not datetime).

Have you a different VFP ?

? VARTYPE({ :}) && this return T

I believe this is the minimum string to get a datetime value:
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>ltSample = {/:}
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>If seems that if I enter this as a property value, it MUST have an equal mark in front.
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>Thanks.
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>Peter

This is not true, it is a properties format display bug,
but:
- run this

_Screen.addproperty("propertyValue",{})
? VARTYPE(_Screen.propertyValue) && this return D

Write into the properties Window:

{ :}

and execute:

? VARTYPE(_Screen.propertyValue) && this return T