You can easily calculate the first day of today's year. Try this:

CTOD('01/01/'+LTRIM(STR(YEAR(DATE()))))

>Thank you for the response, but I don't want to put the 1st date in. I would like it to be calculated for me. I want the computer to look at today's date, and tell me how many days have past since New Year's.
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>TIA
>James McCourt