3.5.9.3 DateDif


Description

Calculates the number of days, months, or years between two dates.

Syntax

double datedif(double start_date, double end_date, string unit)

Parameters

start_date

is a Julian Date Value which represents the first, or starting date of a given period.

end_date

is a Julian Date Value which represents the last, or ending date of a given period.

unit

The type of information that you want returned.
"Y" = year, "M" = month, "D" = day,
"MD" = The difference between the days in start_date and end_date. The months and years of the dates are ignored.
"YM" = The difference between the months in start_date and end_date. The days and years of the dates are ignored

Return

Return the number of days, months, or years between two dates.

Example

datedif(date(1/1/2001),date(1/1/2003),"Y")=;//2

See Also

Date