Hi Evelyn

When I use the standard Msacal70.ocx I just add this code and it always opens to todays date.
If I want a specific date I put a variable instead of DATE()

THISFORM.caldr1.DAY = DAY(DATE())
THISFORM.caldr1.MONTH = MONTH(DATE())
THISFORM.caldr1.YEAR = YEAR(DATE())

HTH
Mike