Angelo, > So simple! > thank?s Josh > > in my case i do : > -- SELECT nome, data FROM aprovados order by nome asc -- > -- printf ("<tr bgcolor='$bgcolor'><td>%s</td><td>%s</td></tr> > ",$myrow[nome], $myrow[data]); -- > > the select goes like this? > > -- SELECT nome, data to char (??some_date??, 'DD.MM.YYYY');FROM aprovados > order by nome asc -- that would be: SELECT nome, to_char(data, 'DD.MM.YYYY') AS data FROM aprovados ORDER BY nome ASC; -- -Josh Berkus ______AGLIO DATABASE SOLUTIONS___________________________ Josh Berkus Complete information technology josh@xxxxxxxxxxxx and data management solutions (415) 565-7293 for law firms, small businesses fax 621-2533 and non-profit organizations. San Francisco