Fowler, Jeff 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.
I don't think you answered Richard's original question. What constitutes a month? Since month lengths vary, there is no exactly science to "how many months between these two dates." Otherwise your best bet is what he already recommended.
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