Hi John,

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>Padl(Alltrim(Str(Day(Date()))),2,"0")+ ;
>"-"+Left(Cmonth(date()),3)+"-"+;
>Str(Year(Date()),4)
>
>I would suggest creating your own TextBox Class that encodes and decodes the entries for the user - properly validating the entry he/she puts in. If you are going to use VFP 6 - Access/Assign methods are a good place to put this type of code.
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Thanks. This is very helpful. As always, you're right on the mark.

Best Regards,
jmu