... functions to convert date into text. Instead, you can use FW_TRANSFORM() Please try this: dDate := Date() ? FW_TRANSFORM( dDate--, "ddd, dd mmm yyyy" ), FW_TRANSFORM( dDate--, "dddd, dd mmmm yyyy" ), ; FW_TRANSFORM( dDate--, "ddd, dd-mmm-yyyy" ), FW_TRANSFORM( dDate--, ...