{{tag>Function Function_List Date_And_Time}}
====== MONTH_DIFFERENCE ====== 
===== Description =====  
Calculates the month difference between the two dates as an integer constant
===== Syntax =====

''MONTH_DIFFERENCE (date1, date2)''

Can be used in the condition of a [[:ref:a_f:a:find|FIND]] action.

===== Parameters =====  
Two attributes of the Date type or date constants or calculations producing a date
===== Returns =====

**Number**: the difference in months between the two dates, as an integer.

===== Example =====  
<code aim>IF MONTH_DIFFERENCE (Account.OpeningDate, Account.ClosingDate) = 5 THEN ... </code>

===== Related =====

[[ref:a_f:f:af:month_difference2|MONTH_DIFFERENCE2]], [[ref:a_f:f:af:day_difference|DAY_DIFFERENCE]], [[ref:a_f:f:af:week_difference|WEEK_DIFFERENCE]], [[ref:a_f:f:af:year_difference|YEAR_DIFFERENCE]]