>>>Does the system itself register 1/3/2000? i.e., is the problem with the OS itself, or with FoxBase... Date() is merely a system call....
>>Yes, the date is working fine from Sco UNIX Open Server 5.05. It is only from Foxbase that the date() return empty.
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>Eric,
>Have you applied the lastest patches to Unix. We have one FoxBase application that runs on Sco Unix. The guy that supports it recently had to apply a patch to Unix because of a problem with dates and FoxBase. I believe it was the same problem you are having. I remember him saying something about empty dates, but I'm not sure if it was the DATE() function. He won't be in until 10:00PM tonight. You can e-mail him to find out. scott.moore@citicorp.com
Thanks Steven, I'll send a help-me-please to Scott.
eric