Use this function to determine the absolute number of days difference between two dates and return that value.
DiffDays (Date1, Format1, Date2, Format2)
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Parameter |
Description |
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Date1 |
Enter a date string. The system assumes this date string is in the format specified by the Format1 parameter. The default is the current date. |
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Format1 |
Enter a date format string that describes the Date1 parameter. The default is date format 1 (MM/DD?YY). |
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Date2 |
Enter a date string. The system assumes this date string is in the format specified by the Format2 parameter. The default is the current date. |
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Format2 |
Enter a date format string that describes the Date2 parameter. The default is date format 1. |
The system always returns a positive number regardless of which date string parameter is later in time. The result is always given in number of days regardless of the number of months and/or years that are included.
Here are some examples:
(Assume the current date is 07/01/95.)
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Function |
Result |
Explanation |
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DiffDays ("7/15/95") |
14 |
The second parameter defaults to the current date. The resulting difference in days is 14. |
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DiffDays ("06/01 95", "1") |
30 |
The second parameter defaults to the current date. |
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DiffDays ("October 31, 1961", "4", "10/31/95", "1") |
12418 |
Note that two different date formats are used and that the result includes several years worth of days. |
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