Name & Parameters: [color:red][big] ExpirationDate ( StartDate ; Terms ) [/big]

Description: Calculates the expiration date when given the a starting date and the total of months.

Sample Input:

TermExpirationDate ( "1/1/2005"; "16")

Results:

5/1/2006

Recursive: no

Formula:

Date ( Case ( Mod ( (Month( StartDate ) - 12) + Terms ;12 ) = 0; 12; Mod ( (Month( StartDate ) - 12) + Terms ;12 )) ; Day ( StartDate ); Case ( Case ( Mod ( (Month( StartDate ) - 12) + Terms ;12 ) = 0; 12; Mod ( (Month( StartDate ) - 12) + Terms ;12 )) = 12; Int(Year ( StartDate ) + (Terms + GetAsNumber ( Month ( StartDate ) )) / 12) - 1; Int(Year ( StartDate ) + (Terms + GetAsNumber ( Month ( StartDate ) )) / 12)) ) 

Required Functions:

Author(s) Coolboy

Date: 07/21/06

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I believe

Date ( Month ( StartDate ) + Terms ; Day ( StartDate ) ; Year ( StartDate ) )

should be quite sufficient.

Hey, I guess there's always an easier way. You are certainly a lot more experienced than I.