>Xavier ---
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>Strictdate does not inhibit the use of {} AFAIK....
>
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>>I would like to create a blank date without using CTOD(). The smallest date I can create with date() is date(100,01,01).
>>I have set strictdate to 2.
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>>Can someone help ?
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Xavier

I just tested in the command window to confirm. {} works with STRICTDATE=1 or 2 as well as 0 (zero). CTOD("") works only with STRICTDATE < 2. Of course you wanted to avoid that, anyway.

My US$.02. Cheers,