note samgold Check the oracle documentation, but I think you could use another function to get the disableddiff. I think there is a function called months_between( date_1, date_2). That may work out better. There are some other date functions also that may suit your needs, but I can't remember what they are right now. again check the docs at [http://technet.oracle.com/docs/content.html] I hope that helps. 168560 168560