In the report designer, you can right-click on the field and select Format Field from the context menu. Once of the pages is "Format". Set it to one of the system date settings.

>Hi all,
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>I pass a date by programming to Crystal report 8.5
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>xValue = DATE()
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>cValue = " # " + DTOC(xValue) + " # "
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>*-- X = item of {@date}
>THIS.crreport.FormulaFields.ITEM(x).TEXT = cValue
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>Unfortunately CR 8.5 retoure an American date.
>How to place a Eurpéaan date ?
>" # " + DTOC(xValue) + " #, ' dd mm yyy' " does not function....
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>Thank you in advance for the assistance brought....
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>Milcent bernhart