Well the ambiguous format ({^2003/10/01}) works in 5.0a (SP3)!

Rick

>>>>

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

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>>>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).