lcDate = "1996100"
lcYear = Left(lcDate, 4)
lnDay = Val(Left(lcDate, Len(lcDate) - 4))
SET CENTURY ON
SET DATE TO YMD
ldDate = CToD(lcYear + "/01/01") + lnDay - 1

HTH

>I have to convert character fields that are stored as YYYYDDD to a standard date type. Is a simple way to do this?
>
>For example 1996100 would be the 100th day of 1996.