Brian Dunning's FileMaker Custom Functions

DaysDifferenceAbs ( Date1 ; Date2 )

Returns the number of days difference in two dates.

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  Sample input:
DaysDifferenceAbs ( 10/21/2004 ; 10/1/2004 )
  Sample output:
20

  Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

Returns the number of days difference in two dates. Unlike the very similar DaysDifference function, it always returns a positive integer, even if the first date is later than the second date.

 

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