Thanks Keith.

>>The following line is not working as expected:
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>>Dim lcImpDate As String  = IIf(IsStringBlank(Trim(Request.Form("txtImpDate").Replace("/",""))),"",FormatDateSubmit(Request.Form("txtImpDate")))
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>>IsStringBlank() and FormatDateSubmit() are other functions in my class. The IsStringBlank() IS returning true, but the FormatDateSubmit() function is still being called even though it is in the "false" part of the IIf. Any ideas what I'm missing here?
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>>Thanks,
>>KP
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>Kevin,
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>That behavior is normal for IIf. You have to use an If..Then with AndAlso or OrElse to get short-circuit evaluation.