>If I request the system date Date() I get {02/10/02}. I want to export it to another application in the format {^2002/02/10}. Is there a direct conversion function?

Play with the SET DATE TO and SET MARK-commands. SET MARK TO "/" and SET DATE TO ANSI for example returns {YYYY/MM/TT} ie {2002/02/10}.

The ^ is only for input to tell VFP "This date is in a special format".

If You stay within VFP and it is vartype()="D" you don't have to care about international settings because VFP internally handles it differently anyway.

I have never experienced any other application that understands the ^.

HTH