Folks:
If you need to determine the difference between 2 dates in months, the best
solution is described by David Reiner, below.
Phil Smith
CDC
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I just solved this for dealing with deliverables for the CBOT's treasury
futures.
length(seq(from=x, to=y, by="months"))-1
David L. Reiner
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> Hi R-people:
>
> I need a function to compute the number of months between 2 dates, in
the
> same way a mother would do it.
>
> For example, if a kid is born on February 6, the number of months
between
> that date and March 7 is exactly 1 month, although it is only 29 days.
>
> Thank you!
> Phil Smith
> CDC
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