Devon wished: > A nice extension to "6!:0" would be a format string, > > 6!:0 'MM/DD/YY hh:mm:ss' > 10/30/07 14:06:13 And, of course, a dyad 6!:0 (rank 1) where: dates =. '12/02/05 23:19:42','06/13/06 09:18:01',:'10/30/07 14:06:13' format =. 'MM/DD/YY hh:mm:ss' dates 6!:0 format 12 2 5 23 19 42 6 13 6 9 18 1 10 30 7 14 6 13 :) -Dan