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age ( date1 ; date2 )

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Winfried Huslik, Huslik Verlag GmbH
http://fmdiff.com

Calculates the number of years, months, and days between any two dates

Sample Input:
age ("7/27/1980" ; "7/26/2006" )
Sample Output:
25
10
30
25 years, 10 months, and 30 days


 Then copy & paste into FileMaker Advanced's Edit Custom Function window.

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Description:

This calculation takes into account different days in a month as well as leap years and negative distances. The result is provided as a line separated list containing Years, Months, Days. To access these results use LeftValues (), MiddleValues (), and RightValues () respectively. Use at your own risk.
<br />This formula is meant as a replacement for the one given at <a href="http://filemaker.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/filemaker.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=5532&p_created=1129657697&p_sid=-ERH76bi&p_lva=&p_li=&p_topview=1">FileMaker Custom Help</a><br />
Address comments to agecalc@fmdiff.com.<br />Download an example file at <a href="http://fmdiff.com/fm/agecalc.html">http://fmdiff.com/fm/agecalc.html</a>.

Note: these functions are not guaranteed or supported by BrianDunning.com. Please contact the individual developer with any questions or problems.

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Don't know why the vote is so low on this function?

It's the only age function that calc's the date correctly.

Thank you

Darren, UK
July 13, 2010 2:31am

This function is accurate. I had previously used the custom function at www.briandunning.com/cf/57, but that produced errors ON THE ACTUAL BIRTHDAY date.

Chaim Bacon, London, UK
April 06, 2011 12:37pm

Works for me!

Garry Hansford, Toowoomba, AUS
April 09, 2011 1:40pm

Works great, fixed issues I had with other functions. I agree with the others that seems to be the best age calc function available.

Rick, Emerson, NJ USA
October 30, 2011 12:49am

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