>>I dunno if it's better or not but here's another way

>>DECLARE @DateBegin datetime, @DateEnd datetime
>>SET @DateBegin = '20060101'
>>SET @DateEnd   = '20070719'
>>
>>CREATE TABLE #Trans (Fund char(3), TransDate datetime)
>>INSERT INTO #Trans VALUES ('ABC','20060101')
>>INSERT INTO #Trans VALUES ('ABC','20070602')
>>INSERT INTO #Trans VALUES ('ABC','20070603')
>>INSERT INTO #Trans VALUES ('ABC','20070615')
>>
>>INSERT INTO #Trans VALUES ('DEF','20070705')
>>INSERT INTO #Trans VALUES ('DEF','20070706')
>>INSERT INTO #Trans VALUES ('DEF','20070708')
>>INSERT INTO #Trans VALUES ('DEF','20070711')
>>
>>SELECT ISNULL(t1.Fund, t2.Fund) AS Fund,
>>		DATEADD(dd,1, ISNULL(t1.TransDate, @DateBegin-1)) AS bd,
>>		DATEADD(dd, -1, ISNULL(t2.TransDate, @DateEnd+1)) AS ed
>>	FROM #trans t1
>>	FULL JOIN #trans t2
>>		ON t2.Fund = t1.Fund AND t2.TransDate > t1.TransDate
>>			AND t1.TransDate BETWEEN @DateBegin AND @DateEnd
>>			AND t2.TransDate BETWEEN @DateBegin AND @DateEnd
>>	WHERE DATEDIFF(dd, ISNULL(t1.TransDate, @DateBegin-1), ISNULL(t2.TransDate, @DateEnd+1)) > 1


Thanks to all
>>		AND NOT EXISTS ( SELECT * FROM #Trans
>>			WHERE Fund = ISNULL(t1.Fund, t2.Fund)
>>				AND TransDate > ISNULL(t1.TransDate, @DateBegin-1)
>>				AND TransDate < ISNULL(t2.TransDate, @DateEnd+1))
>>ORDER BY 1, 2	
>>
>>DROP TABLE #Trans	
>>

>>
>>>I have an accounting table with transactions entered daily for funds. I need to select from the transaction table to make sure all dates have been loaded. I need to check that every day from 9/1/2006 thru today are represented in the file for all funds, and print a list of the missing days, i.e.
>>>
>>>

>>>fund         trans_date
>>>ABC           10/14/06
>>>ABC            3/14/07
>>>DEF            1/4/07
>>>

>>>
>>>
>>>I have been going round and round with this. I'm not sure the best way to implement it. How would you do it?