"Fowler, Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes - I've looked over the current date functions. I would propose a > single function addition that's hugely valuable in the business world. > SQL Server has a function called "datediff" for date arithmetic. It > accepts three parameters. The first indicates the unit of scale (years, > months, weeks, days, etc. - I think it even goes into milliseconds!). > The next two parameters are the dates to compute the difference between. > It returns an integer. >
Fair enough, and simple enough to do for weeks, days, and smaller intervals. But what algorithm do I use to compute the number of months difference? Or years? Is there a standard for such a thing? Anybody know? -- D. Richard Hipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
