>Thanks, Jim! Two things I did not know...
>Mark
>
>>The SET DATE setting at the time the code is compiled controls the interpretation of date literals.
>>This format for dates works in VFP 5 even though it is not documented in VFP 5.

Jim was right on the first part, but not entirely correct on the second. It is documented in VFP5, but not where you'd expect to find it. It's in the StrictDateEntry property help.