>>>>>>>>>Does the earlier versions of Foxpro store only 8 digits?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>In the dbf file a date is stored always on 8 characters (digits on the
>>>>>>>>format YYYYMMDD). What earlier versions? I am sure that this is like that
>>>>>>>>at least from 2.0.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>This goes back to dBase - the .dbf format has always had dates like
>>>>>>>this. Kind of thought of the problem 20+ years in advance.
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>Was that arrogance, that they thought the product woould last so long or just good design??
>It was one of the few things they got right. I rembember dBASE II version 2.2b. It still gives me nightmares from time to time. That dreaded . prompt.......
>
>Jen

AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!! You had to mention dBASE II... There goes thousands of $$ in therapy.... ROFL