thanks Tore. what is the purpose of using 'then' in an if clause as Naoto has suggested? could there be a situation where 'then' could yield a sub-routine - ie a third option to 'else' or is it redundant?

k

>>what is the simplest way to express
>>if date() after December 15 2016
>>do this
>>endif
>>
>>tnx
>>Karen
>
>

If date() > date(2016,12,15)
>   ...
>Endif