>> LPARAMETERS pDDate
>> RETURN GOMONTH(pdDate,1) - DAY(GOMONTH(pdDate,1))
>>
>>It is less code I know but it works .
>
>This (Jim's) is also the method given in the August FoxTalk issue and works regardless of the user's set('date'). Might this now be accepted as the "definitive" answer? Good enough for a FAQ considering the amount of discussion it has received?

Mark,

I am comfortable with caloing it "definitive" but then I am biased <g>