Description
Determines the number of days one date occurs after another.
Syntax
DaysAfter ( date1, date2 )
|
Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
|
date1 |
A date value that is the start date of the interval being measured |
|
date2 |
A date value that is the end date of the interval |
Return value
Long.
Returns a long whose value is the number of days date2 occurs after date1. If date2 occurs before date1, DaysAfter returns a negative number. If any argument's value is null, DaysAfter returns null.
Examples
This statement returns 4:
DaysAfter(2002-12-20, 2002-12-24)
This statement returns -4:
DaysAfter(2002-12-24, 2002-12-20)
This statement returns 0:
DaysAfter(2003-12-24, 2003-12-24)
This statement returns 5:
DaysAfter(2003-12-29, 2004-01-03)
If you declare date1 and date2 date variables and assign February 16, 2003, to date1 and April 28, 2003, to date2 as follows:
date date1, date2 date1 = 2003-02-16 date2 = 2003-04-28
then each of the following statements returns 71:
DaysAfter(date1, date2) DaysAfter(2003-02-16, date2) DaysAfter(date1, 2003-04-28) DaysAfter(2003-02-16, 2003-04-28)
See also
DaysAfter method for DataWindows in the section called “DaysAfter” in DataWindow Reference.
