Try casting the data as a memo

var mDate as memo
mDate = memo(" " + string(today())

On 15/09/2020 12:57 am, Kevin Baker wrote:
> on a form I have a memo field (isn't NOT a formatted memo, just a plan 
> memo field)
> 
> in code I have the following (on a test button)
> var
> vMemo memo
> endvar
> 
> vMemo = myMemoField
> vMemo = vMemo + " " + string(today())
> myMemoField = vMemo
> 
> 
> When I check the syntax, I get Error: Incompatible types
> 
> so I tried this
> var
> vMemo memo
> vStr string
> endvar
> 
> vStr = string(today())
> vMemo = myMemoField
> vMemo = vMemo + vStr
> myMemoField = vMemo
> 
> same error.
> 
> Anyone got insight into this.  I just need to add todays date at the end 
> of the memo field.
> 
> Thanks,
> Kevin
>