Too obvious!
I
had looked at the help, which gave examples of some obscure uses but not the simple use (too simple to document, I assume).
>>How do I convert two strings '12/02/2006' and '13:45:21' into datetime?
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>>Thanks
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>? Ctot('12/02/2006 13:45:21')
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>[Update]
>That should be used with care, maybe is better to change it to a longer method parsing each portion unless you are absolutely sure about the format, take a look at the help on ctot
Jim Nelson
Newbury Park, CA