Yes, it always confused. Difference of two dates gives the integer, but date itself seems not.

ld1=date()
ld2=ld1+0.5
?ld1=ld2 &&returns .F.
?ld1-ld2 =0 &&returns .T.




>Also interesting is that this code works
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>*-- returns .T.
>c_ScanCursor.dDateField - dDate2Match = 0
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>c_ScanCursor is readwrite cursor created from an sql query
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>there is code to insert a record if the reccount("c_ScanCursor") = 0
>like this
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>if reccount("c_ScanCursor") = 0
>m.dDateField = dDate2Match
>* other memvars
>* other memvars
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>insert into c_ScanCursor from memvar
>endif
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>then the comparison takes place inside a scan loop
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>>Hi All,
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>>I am comparing 2 dates and getting unexpected results:
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>>Here is what is displayed in the Debugger watch window:
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>>
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>>c_ScanCursor.dDateField {5/21/2004}
>>dDate2Match {5/21/2004}
>>c_ScanCursor.dDateField = dDate2Match .F.
>>vartype(c_ScanCursor.dDateField) "D"
>>vartype(dDate2Match) "D"
>>SET("Strictdate") 0
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>>
>>
>>What Gives ???
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>Greg