>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>As a way to initiate a field into an empty date, Rick Hodgin suggested to replace ctod(' / / ') with {}.
>>>Tamar Granor confirmed this suggestion. These two are real gurus in VFP.
>>>
>>>However, I am wondering, what could go wrong with ctod(' / / ')? Is there an example of how the code that follows could fail?
>>>

>>>replace MyField with ctod('  /  /  ')
>>>

>>
>>Dmitry, I may be proven wrong, but I think this will only fail when you set it to fail, that is, when you SET STRICTDATE TO 2.
>
>Thank you, Antonio. I have a great respect for your knowledge and therefore doubt that you would be proven wrong.

Hey, where's your explorer's spirit? "Doubt", "respect"... that's not the language. The correct way to express your opinion is "I tested this and you were right".