Access has many peculiarities. I had not seen that one. I don't believe it will work, but what the heck, might as well try it. The reason I don't believe it will work is that, while Min may not ensure things are a number (can't be an integer, as many of these will differ only by the fractional part), SQR certainly should. Therefore, SQR should serve the same purpose as Val in that example. Still, the only way to be certain is to test it.