>>>

MyDate = {01/10/2003}   && format depends on SET DATE
>>>* or in VFP6 and later you can use strict date literal
>>>MyDate = {^2003/10/01}
>>>

>>
>>I believe the strictdate syntax was in VFP5, too.
>
>I don't have VFP installed anymore so I couldn't check. :)

I'm not positive, either. VFP5 is at home, so I can't verify it, other than my memory (a not too reliable resource, I must admit).