I am trying to insert both the date and the time into a datetime field. If the field datetime in table v1 is dt, then the following successfully inserts the date into the datetime field: insert into v1 (date) values ('19990401') ; However, if I also wanted to retain the time of day, the following does not work: insert into v1 (date) values ('199904011530') ; Any hints? Thanks in advance. Regards - Bob Kruger