>SQLexpress 2008, ODBC, Sqlserver Native Client 10.0, VFP9 SP1
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>a) SQLEXEC(nhandle, "select ....","tempcurs") returns the DATE type fields as Character
>b) When I build a cursoradapter from an SQL table characterizes (translates) the DATE type fields as CHARACTER.
>Is this normal? Is it a bug?

No, it returns it as a datetime (maybe you have a cursorschema in your class setting it to character?).
Cetin