>The number of whole years between two dates:
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>INT((VAL(DTOS(ldLate + 1)) - VAL(DTOS(ldEarly)))/10000)
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>It doesn't depend on SET DATE, etc.
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Hi Vlad,

Well, I was writing the code as an exercise in problem solving regarding dates, and I wanted (for some reason known only deep in my mind) to rely totally on the VFP functions that directly return numeric values from the dates or date comparisons. I will, however, keep the above in mind. Thanks.