Ah,

SYS(11) was the one I was loking for. couldn't remember it.

the others are working too but this seems to be the one I like mostly.

Agnes
>Thank you, Agnes.
>
>>Date()-Date(yyyy,mm,dd) return a number
>>
>>Agnes
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I need to create an algorithm that will give me a number based on the current date. This does not have to be very sophisticated. As long as it a notch above the number of days from a certain date, it will do.
>>>
>>>Thank you in advance for any suggestions.