Re: Parsing with XS

["Chris Madsen" cmadsen@xxxxxxxx]

Try this to remember the difference between SX and SV:

SV -- just SaVe it.

SX -- Save and eXamine it.

SV = whatever string you gave it.
SX = whatever value it determines upon examination.

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patricia M Godfrey" 
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Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: Parsing with XS


> Thanks, Chris, that worked fine. I had not realized (should have; it's
> right there in the docs) that one could specify sections of the date to
> the datemask. Much simpler than parsing. I CANNOT seem to get straight
> the distinction between SX and SV: I inevitably get a message saying one
> or the other cannot be saved to that type. Especially where dates are
> concerned, I'm probably being influenced by dBase's handling of them.
> Patricia
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