you can store you dates like integers using time(). So you can use strftme 
without any string operation.
 
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Victor

Lawrence Chitty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu:
DuenosEnLaWEB.com.ar wrote:

>hi
>
>I have this format for dates: yyyymmdd
>I want this format to be returned from a query: dd/mm/yyyy
>
>The only way i have found is doing this... but i do not like it very =
>much
>
>SELECT =
>strftime('%d/%m/%Y',substr('20050605',1,4)||'-'||substr('20050605',5,2)||=
>'-'||substr('20050605',7,2));
>
>is there a better way to get it?
> 
>
Why not just

SELECT 
substr('20050605',7,2)||'/'||substr('20050605',5,2)||'/'||substr('20050605',1,4)

Lawrence

>thanks
>
> 
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