I think it should work:
select decode(to_char(last_day(sysdate),'DAY'),'FRIDAY',sysdate,
next_day((last_day(sysdate)-7),'FRIDAY')) from dual
Replace sysdate with whatever date you want
Winnie
VIVEK_SHARMA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 02/21/2001 11:51:05 AM
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Given Any Date , How to Deduce the Date for the Last Fri. of the SAME Month
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