>>>

>>>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 :-)
>
>Too early here!
>
>>

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

>
>Ok, so...
>

>IIF(EMPTY(CTOT(TRANSFORM(cValue),'@R ^99/99/99T99:99:99'))),cValue,CTOT(TRANSFORM(cValue),'@R ^99/99/99T99:99:99')))
>

>I guess I was trying not to add the conditinal overhead to every value in the detail line in the report, but now that I think about it, there really is no other way.

try

EVL(CTOT(TRANSFORM(cValue),'@R ^99/99/99T99:99:99')),cValue)