Application.DateAdd method (Project)

Returns the date and time that follows another date by a specified duration, for an automatically scheduled task.

Syntax

expression. DateAdd( _StartDate_, _Duration_, _Calendar_ )

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
StartDate	Required	Variant	The original date to which the duration is added.
Duration	Required	Variant	The duration to add to the start date.
Calendar	Optional	Object	A resource, task, or base calendar object. The default value is the calendar of the active project.

Return value

Variant

Remarks

To add a duration to a date for a manually scheduled task, which uses an effective calendar that can include non-working time, use the EffectiveDateAdd property.

Example

The following example displays the finish date of a three-day automatically scheduled task that begins on 7/11/07 at 8 A.M.

Sub FindFinishDate() 
 MsgBox Application.DateAdd(StartDate:="7/11/07 8:00 AM", Duration:="3d") 
End Sub

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