Hi Jim,

Ok, I just found a way to bypass this error. Try ctod(dtos(date())) in this dialog :) Not a very easy expression, though :)

The trick is dtos, then ctod. This way it works.

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>>>>>>This is the message Forum: Visual FoxPro Category: Coding, syntax & commands Title: Re: Strictdate Thread #472725 Message #472756.
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>>>>>Yes, and I still don't get it. I open the DBC, point at my view, and select Browse. Where does the View Designer enter into this?
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>>>>I got it to work. I typed ctod('01/01/2001') in View designer and it worked.
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>>>Yep. And I bet ?set("STRICTDATE") gives you 0, right?
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>>I gotta run now. It gave me 1. I'll experiment more tomorrow.
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>OK. Very interesting. WIth STRICTDATE to 1, I error out. Set to 0, your solution works. I want your system. I want STRICTDATE = 1.