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<!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<h1 class="topictitle1">Subtract dates</h1>
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<div><p>The result of subtracting one date (DATE2) from another (DATE1)
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is a date duration that specifies the number of years, months, and days between
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the two dates.</p>
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<div class="p">The data type of the result is DECIMAL(8,0). If DATE1 is greater than or
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equal to DATE2, DATE2 is subtracted from DATE1. If DATE1 is less than DATE2,
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however, DATE1 is subtracted from DATE2, and the sign of the result is made
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negative. The following procedural description clarifies the
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steps involved in the operation RESULT = DATE1 - DATE2. <div class="fignone"><p>If %DAY(DATE2) <= %DAY(DATE1) ; <br />
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then %DAY(RESULT) = %DAY(DATE1) - %DAY(DATE2).<br />
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<br />
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If %DAY(DATE2) > %DAY(DATE1) ;<br />
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then %DAY(RESULT) = N + %DAY(DATE1) - %DAY(DATE2) ;<br />
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where N = the last day of %MONTH(DATE2). ;<br />
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%MONTH(DATE2) is then incremented by 1.<br />
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If %MONTH(DATE2) <= %MONTH(DATE1) ;<br />
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then %MONTH(RESULT) = %MONTH(DATE1) - %MONTH(DATE2).<br />
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If %MONTH(DATE2) > %MONTH(DATE1) ;<br />
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then %MONTH(RESULT) = 12 + %MONTH(DATE1) - %MONTH(DATE2). ;<br />
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%YEAR(DATE2) is then incremented by 1.<br />
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%YEAR(RESULT) = %YEAR(DATE1) - %YEAR(DATE2).<br />
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<p>For example, the result of %DATE('3/15/2000') - '12/31/1999' is 215 (or,
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a duration of 0 years, 2 months, and 15 days).</p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rbafodttaopq.htm" title="Date, time, and timestamp values can be incremented, decremented, and subtracted. These operations might involve decimal numbers called durations. These topics include a definition of durations and a specification of the rules for performing arithmetic operations on date, time, and timestamp values.">Perform date, time, and timestamp arithmetic using the Open Query File (OPNQRYF) command</a></div>
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