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DAY_DIFFERENCE2

Description

Calculates the day difference between the first date and the second date ignoring years of the dates.
For example:

DAY_DIFFERENCE2 (15/06/1985, 17/06/1998) = 2
(the difference between 15 of June and 17 of June is 2)

DAY_DIFFERENCE2 (15/06/1985, 14/06/1973) = 364
(the difference between 15 of June and 14 of June is 364)

The function can be useful, for example, when determining next anniversary of some event.

Syntax

DAY_DIFFERENCE2 (date1, date2)

Parameters

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

Returns

Number: the number of days from the first date to the second date, ignoring years

Example

IF DAY_DIFFERENCE2 (CURRENT_DATE, Client.DateOfBirth) = 2 THEN 
   SEND GreetingEmail TO Client 

DAY_DIFFERENCE, MONTH_DIFFERENCE2, AGE