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>>Just want to add, that if I just tried in Command window ctod('01/01/00') it gives me 01/01/2000, so works fine. Could it be VFP expression builder bug? I'm using VFP 6.0 SP3.
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>SET DATE is scoped to the data session.

I sure know this fact, thanks. Actually, I checked GETEXPR 'Test' to x and it works fine with ctod(). So, I suppose, something is wrong in calling app, which my colleague has to discover.

Thanks.