>Do you know if the problem with empty dates will be fixed in the next version of the VFP OleDb Provider?

Sorry for not getting to this earlier, been busy working on Toledo, and haven't logged on in a while. This is a "by design" issue that we will not be correcting in the next version of the VFP OLEDb Provider. If you need to use empty dates, set the field to NULL.

BTW, we will be releasing a beta version of the provider this month, with fixes and additional features to give greater compatibility with ADO.NET.