>Hi Mike,
>
>> I'd change that to lose the ctod(). In the init of the form.
>
>> THISFORM.txtStartDate.Value = {//}
>> THISFORM.txtEndDate.Value = {//}
>
>In my form, I set the textbox.Format = 'D'. Can I put the above in textbox.Value properties instead of [None]? Please advice.
>
>Thanks,
>Sam

Yes Sam. Just put {} for the value in PEM sheet. VFP then knows that textbox is about date.
Cetin