From: "ara.t.howard" Date: 2008-08-07T01:52:49+09:00 Subject: Re: is there a way to AutoParse a string to another type - e.g. if a Date format then date, else if integer than Integer etc ????? On Aug 5, 2008, at 11:50 PM, Greg Hauptmann wrote: > umm...Date parse doesn't seem to be that good, for example see below yup - you may have to constrain what you parse with a pattern. you might also try Time.parse as it's a little more strict. a @ http://codeforpeople.com/ -- we can deny everything, except that we have the possibility of being better. simply reflect on that. h.h. the 14th dalai lama