Why not use the (recently added) .Value property? It was design for that purpouse :)
Regards
Marco Menardi

--- In IBObjects@y..., guido.klapperich@t... wrote:
> Forget it, the property I was looking for, is Text.
>
> Guido
>
> guido.klapperich@t... wrote:
>
> > TIB_Date can be used non data-sensitive, that means without setting the
> > datasource. But how can I get the date of the TIB_Date, when it is
> > unbound ? I have nothing found like IB_Date.Date.
> >
> > Guido
> >
> >
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