Input Mask characters stripped from table to table

[svcghost]

Hey guys,

I have a field in one table that holds dates with the format of "mm/dd/yy HH:MM"

I would like to know how to export the input mask characters along with the data, as opposed to just the data.

Right now, I'm exporting the data as an XML file and the dates look like this: "062011 1930" - when I want it to look like this: "06/20/11 19:30"

Any ideas?

[TheShabz]

an XML file isn't supposed to have any masking like that. the mask is on the output. that's where it should be coded to display. if you want the XML file to show the / and : then the data would have to hold the / :. Remember, an input mask doesnt really exist. Just a visual aid.

[svcghost]

Thanks Shabz. I put some format functions in my code to put in place those two symbols.