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YearsInteger ( date1 ; date2 )

Returns an integer year count between two dates, such as a person's age.

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Kieren MacMillan kierencom www.kierencom.ca

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Let ( [ d1Float = Year ( date1 ) + Month ( date1 ) / 100 + Day ( date1 ) / 10000; d2Float = Year ( date2 ) + Month ( date2 ) / 100 + Day ( date2 ) / 10000 ]; Int ( d2Float - d1Float ) ) Click to copy

This calculation returns an integer year count between the two supplied dates -- perfect for calculating someone's age. It correctly handles all cases and is unaffected by (and unconcerned with!) leap year and other calendar variations/anomolies. This is accomplished by converting each date to a "floating point number" and then simply taking the integer portion of the difference.

 

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		Ian Moree, Nassau Bahamaas Mar 28, 2012
Looking @ this & noticed you accounted for leap year using a different approach but same answer. Great Job! QUick and neat.. KUDOS>>

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