>>Unfortunately, we need to use those dates AS dates, and I can't find a
>>simple way to return the '19971031' format to a date variable in the same
>>date format as the user's Windows. I need a function that reverses dtos().
>>I've written a work-around by changing date format to AMERICAN and then
>>re-setting it to the user's preference, but there HAS to be a simpler, more
>>elegant way.
>>
>>Different users on the same site may use different date formats :-(
>>
>>Ideas? Or have I missed an obvious function when I looked in Help?
>>
>>TIA
>>Barbara
>
>Lpara dtos_lc
>local setd_lc, setc_lc, date_ld
>setd_lc=set("date")
>*setc_lc=set("cent")
>*set cent on
>set date ymd
>date_ld=ctod(transform(dtos_lc,"@R 9999.99.99"))
>set date (setd_lc)
>*set cent &setc_lc
>return date_ld
>
>It's really only the long line that counts, but saving & restoring the
>settings makes it long. Anyway, for this one you must preserve the
>settings, or we've missed the point. The century setting is commented
>out - works OK without it.
>
>Hey, am I the only one of the RHN club here?

Thanks, Dragan. That's exactly what I did except I used 'American' instead of 'ymd'. Doesn't matter, as long as you re-set it to the user's system.

Also, like Vlad, I'd like to know what RHN is?

Barbara