>>I have a local date variable that I want to check for spaces (user didn't enter a value for the variable) . When I put in the command
>> if thisform.msdt = ctod(' / / ')
>>I get an error message: operator/operand type mismatch. Why?
>
>Three tips:
>
>1. Wouldn´t it be THISFORM.MSDT.VALUE?
>2. Did you initialize it to a date?
>3. It´s easier to compare against {//}.
>
>HTH!

It's even easier to say EMPTY(ThisForm.Msdt.Value)

or even compare to {}