portableSql

DaysBetweenDates Portable SQL Function

Syntax

DaysBetweenDates as N (Date1 as D, Date2 as D)

Arguments

Date1Date

A field or value.

Date2Date

A field or value.

Returns

resultNumeric

Returns the difference in days between two dates.

Description

Get the difference in days between two dates.

Discussion

The DaysBetweenDates function computes the difference in days between two dates.

DaysBetweenDates() function executed on the Northwind Access database
SELECT FIRST 1 OrderDate, ShippedDate, DaysBetweenDates(OrderDate, ShippedDate) AS Expr1 FROM Orders
=08/04/1994 12:00:00 00 am|08/16/1994 12:00:00 00 am|12