>>For SQL server see the parametric approach. It also handles headaches for conversion if field on VFP side is either date or datetime. ie:
>>
>>

>>* f1: char, f2: datetime, f3:datetime
>>cInsertCmd = "insert into myTable (f1, f2, f3) values (?m.Value1, ?m.Value2, ?m.Value3)"
>>SQLPrepare(m.lnHandle,m.cInsertCmd)
>>m.ldStart=date()
>>for ix=1 to 5
>>  m.Value1 = cdow(m.ldStart+m.ix-1)
>>  m.VAlue2 = m.ldStart + m.ix - 1
>>  m.Value3 = datetime() - (m.ix * 3600)
>>  SQLExec(m.lnHandle)
>>endfor

Cetin
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>Cetin,
>
>Could you please tell me, how would you insert dates into Access database using parameters. I don't have Access installed on my work computer :(, but as I understood, we need to use character variable and not a date. Am I correct?
>
>Thanks a lot in advance for your answer.

No you're not correct. Read the code sample in message you replied.
Cetin