>Nadya,
>
>Read up on the TYPE() and VarType() functions.

lcDat='12/12/90' && Should be date format
?type(lcDat) && N
lcLog='.t.'
?type(lcLog) && Logical, good
lcNum='11' && Numeric, good
?type(lcnum)
?vartype(lcnum) && C
lcChar='mother'
?type(lcChar) && U

So, how can I determine date or datetime? And how can I determine character?