DOCUMENT:Q192768 07-APR-2001 [foxpro] TITLE :FIX: Ambiguous Date/Datetime Constant Error PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro PROD/VER::6.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbvfp600bug kbXBase kbDSupport ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== Using an ambiguous date/datetime string in Visual FoxPro 6.0 causes an ambiguous date/datetime constant error message to occur. For example: Use the following format: {^yyyy-mm-dd[hh[:mm[:ss]][a|p]]} CAUSE ===== The error message is missing a reference to an optional comma between the Date and Time string. RESOLUTION ========== To include the Hour and retain Minutes and Seconds the default in your datetime string, use one of the following formats: ?{^1998-12-12, 10} && This returns 12-12-98 10:00:00 AM -or- ?{^1998-12-12 10:} && This returns 12-12-98 10:00:00 AM STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual FoxPro 6.0 Service Pack 3. For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed You can download the latest Visual Studio service pack from the following Microsoft Web site: Visual Studio Product Updates (http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates.asp) MORE INFORMATION ================ Steps to Reproduce Behavior --------------------------- Type the following date/time string in the Command window: ?{^1998-12-12 10} && To display date and 10:00:00 AM NOTE: According to the preceding date/datetime format, the format used is valid. However, Visual FoxPro still produces an error with the Ambiguous Date/Datetime error message dialog box. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbvfp600bug kbXBase kbDSupport Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600 Version : :6.0 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.