DAYS ER function
The DAYS
function returns an Integer value that represents the number of days between one specified date and a second specified date.
Syntax
DAYS (date 1, date 2) as Integer
Arguments
date 1
: Date
A date value that represents the start date for the calculation of the number of days.
date 2
: Date
A date value that represents the end date for the calculation of the number of days.
Return values
Integer
The resulting numeric value.
Usage notes
The DAYS
function returns a positive value when the first date is later than the second date, it returns 0 (zero) when the first date equals the second date, and it returns a negative value when the first date is earlier than the second date.
Example
DAYS (TODAY (), DATEVALUE( DATETIMEFORMAT( ADDDAYS ( NOW(), 1), "yyyyMMdd"), "yyyyMMdd"))
returns -1.