Probably faster (not that it would matter here):

SET CENTURY TO INT(YEAR(DATE())/100)

Vlad

>Actually, it just occurred to me what you're trying to do: SET CENTURY to the century of the current date. Try this:
>
>SET CENT TO VAL(LEFT(ALLT(STR(YEAR(DATE()))), 2))
>
>-Works great for me!
>Mark