put "1" into temp convert temp to dateitems Returns: 1970,1,1,9,0,1,5 Implying the eon started on the ninth hour. put "1/1/02" into temp convert temp to dateitems Returns: 2002,1,1,2,0,0,3 Implying this year started on the second hour. What happened to midnight? What am I missing? Nelson Zink