>I screwed that up .... I meant 01/03.
>
>However, I just realized that this scenario is ALSO true for VFP5!
>
>SET CENTURY OFF
>ld_date = CTOD(DTOC(DATE()))
>SET CENTURY ON
>
>ld_date READS AS 01/03/1900!!!!!!

Just add a SET CENTURY TO 20 before you convert the date.