Subject Re: date settings From Ken Mayer <dbase@nospam.goldenstag.net> Date Fri, 1 Jan 2021 10:04:05 -0800 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 1/1/2021 9:11 AM, Mustansir Ghor wrote: > Dear All > > I have an entryfield set to blank date and on form open i assign to > current date. In the onchange event it gave followings results (At form > open date is set to british) > > ?this.value > 01/01/20201 > > set date to ymd > > ?this.value > 2006/07/14 > > How or what is the conversion formula here. Not sure what you're doing, but in the command window I did: d={01/01/2021} ? d set date to ymd ? d And the results were: 01/01/2021 2021/01/01 Which is exactly as expected. Ken -- *Ken Mayer* Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm