It seems that the     -      is missing in your statement (the dash!)

try: 

dsmserv restore db -todate=14.11.1999

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von:  Stanislav KESTER [SMTP:kester AT ZELPO DOT SK]
> Gesendet am:  Mittwoch, 17. November 1999 14:36
> An:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Betreff:      Re: AW: Restoring ADSM database
> 
> Hello Roland and Thomas !
> 
> I have option dateformat set:
> 
> *---------------------------------------------------------------*
> *  Date format to use.
> *               1 = MM/DD/YYYY  (default)
> *               2 = DD-MM-YYYY
> *               3 = YYYY-MM-DD
> *               4 = DD.MM.YYYY
> *               5 = YYYY.MM.DD
> *---------------------------------------------------------------*
> DATEformat      4
> 
> I have been trying restore database with dateformat 4 too, but I get
> error message too:
> 
> dsmserv restore db todate=14.11.1999
> 
> ANR2020E RESTORE DB: Invalid parameter - 14.11.1999.
> 
> ???
> 
> Stano
> 
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