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Alan, > >> What do you mean by decimal hours? What is 0065? > The file contains 0065, but really means 00.65 hours (rather than minutes). > So I have something like this: > 20071211,1250 > The 1250 means 12.50 hours, or 12:30 UTC > So, will this parsing work? > Time[fmt="yyyyMMdd HHHH" colspan="2" scale="0.01"] > Unfortunately no. However, I've just implemented something that extends the date parsing and allows for the specification of a decimal hour format, e.g. dh1,dh2, dh3, dh4, etc. The number refers to how many decimal points there are. So for your data you can use the format: Time[fmt="yyyyMMdd dh2" ...] For now the dh2 needs to be at the end of the fmt string. This will be available in tonight's build. Drop a line if you have any problems with this. -Jeff Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: GWF-940554 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open