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MONTH_DIFFERENCE2

Description

Calculates the month difference between the first date and the second date ignoring years.
For example:

MONTH_DIFFERENCE2 (15/06/1985, 17/07/1998) = 1
(the difference between June and July is 1)

MONTH_DIFFERENCE2 (15/06/1985, 14/05/1973) = 11
(the difference between June and May is 11)

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

Syntax

MONTH_DIFFERENCE2 (date1, date2)

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, ignoring years.

Example

IF MONTH_DIFFERENCE2 (CURRENT_DATE, Client.DateOfBirth) = 3 THEN 
   SEND ReminderEmail TO Client 

MONTH_DIFFERENCE, DAY_DIFFERENCE2, MONTH_ADD