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Elapsed ( StartDate ; EndDate )

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Lee Smith, Smith and Associates
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Elapsed Date to Text

Sample Input:
Elapsed(EndDate;StartDate)

2/28/2000 and 2/27/2004
Sample Output:
3 Years 11 Months 29 Days


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Description:

// This is an adaptation of the Answer ID 870

http://filemaker.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/filemaker.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=870&p_created=1115172477&p_sid=NA4UkaKh&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NzExJnBfcHJvZHM9MSZwX2NhdHM9JnBfcHY9MS4xOzIudTAmcF9jdj0mcF9wYWdlPTEmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD1BZ2UgY2FsY3VsYXRpb24*&p_li=&p_topview=1

that will calculate the elapse time between two dates and convert it to text

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This is my Custom Function and I want to edit it

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Works very well. Slightly trivial but unitary values show as plural e.g. 1 Years, 1 Months etc. But otherwise great.

Nick Stockbridge, Bristol, England
August 04, 2011 2:32am

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