Actually, you can also do an inline calculation (for days, wont work for weeks or months):
#CreateDate(2007,1,1)-Now()# Or <cfset daysToNewYear=CreateDate(2007,1,1)-Now()> That will return partial day values, too, so you may want to use: #Int(CreateDate(2007,1,1)-Now())# --- Ben -----Original Message----- From: Ben Forta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 3:42 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Date Function ??? #DateDiff("d", Now(), "01/01/2007")# -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 3:37 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Date Function ??? This should simple for a lot of you. What data function do I use to create a countdown for the number of DAYS left until January 1, 2007? Thanks. D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:244473 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54