And it could be done even simpler with the year() function. ~Brad
-----Original Message----- From: Andy Matthews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 2:25 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: one year behind First thing, remember to try and avoid using a function name as a variable name. <cfset theyear = DateFormat(DateAdd("yyyy",-1,Now()),"yyyy")> Second, remember that don't need the pound sign on the right side (unless you're inside quotes). Also, this could be done simpler like so: <cfset theyear = DateFormat(Now(),"yyyy")-1> <!----------------//------ andy matthews web developer certified advanced coldfusion programmer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --------------//---------> -----Original Message----- From: Orlini, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 1:45 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: one year behind How can I set this to be one year behind? Right now it displays 2006; I would like it to display 2005 <cfset year = #dateformat(now(),"yyyy")#> Thanks. Robert O. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:257266 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4

