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Description:
Creates a date range array. The range starts with one date and goes N days into the future.

Return Values:
Returns an array.

Example:

<cfset arrDates = CreateDateRange(now(),10,"mmmm dd, yyyy")>

<cfdump var="#arrDates#">

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Creates a date range array.
 * 
 * @param startdate      The starting date. (Required)
 * @param ndays      The number of days. This will include the starting date. (Required)
 * @param dtformat      Date format. Defaults to "mm/dd/yyyy" (Optional)
 * @return Returns an array. 
 * @author Casey Broich (cab@pagex.com) 
 * @version 1, May 20, 2003 
 */
function CreateDateRange(startdate,ndays) {
  var dtarray = arraynew(1);
  var i = 1;
  var ndate = "";
  var dtformat = "mm/dd/yyyy";
  
  if (ArrayLen(arguments) gte 3) dtformat = arguments[3];
  ndate = dateformat(startdate,"mm/dd/yyyy") - 1;
  for(i = 1; i lte ndays; i = i+1) {
    ndate = dateformat(ndate+1,dtformat);
    arrayappend(dtarray, ndate);
  }
  return dtarray;
}