>

>cDate = '081308'
>cTime = '0945'
>cValue = cDate + cTime
>
>dNewDate = CTOT(TRANSFORM(cValue),'@R ^99/99/99T99:99:99'))
>

>The Result is a valid DateTime.
>
>But what if the cValue is not a valid datetime? I want to be able to do this:
>

>IF cValue is a valid datetime
>	dNewDate = CTOT(TRANSFORM(cValue),'@R ^99/99/99T99:99:99'))
>ELSE
>	* This is some other type and I do not want to try and convert it
>ENDIF
>

>This is for a report where cValue can be anything. It is always character, but on the report I want to evaluate it and display a real date if it is a date, but leave it alone if it is not.


Get some beer :-)

dNewDate = CTOT(TRANSFORM(cValue),'@R ^99/99/99T99:99:99'))
IF EMPTY(dNewDate)
    *** Not a valid date time
ELSE
     *** Valid date time
ENDIF