VBScript DateDiffFunction
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The DateDiff function returns the number of time intervals between two dates.
Syntax
DateDiff(interval,date1,date2[,firstdayofweek[,firstweekofyear]])
| Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| interval | Required. The unit used to calculate the time interval between date1 and date2. Can take the following values:
|
| date1,date2 | Required. Date expressions. The two dates to be used in the calculation. |
| firstdayofweek | Optional. Specifies the day of the week. Can take the following values:
|
| firstweekofyear | Optional. Specifies the first week of the year. Can take the following values:
|
Examples
Example 1
The difference between January 31, 2009 and January 31, 2010:
<script type="text/vbscript">
fromDate="31-Jan-09 00:00:00"
toDate="31-Jan-10 23:59:00"
document.write(DateDiff("yyyy",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("q",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("m",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("y",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("d",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("w",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("ww",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("h",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("n",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("s",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
</script>
fromDate="31-Jan-09 00:00:00"
toDate="31-Jan-10 23:59:00"
document.write(DateDiff("yyyy",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("q",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("m",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("y",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("d",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("w",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("ww",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("h",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("n",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
document.write(DateDiff("s",fromDate,toDate) & "<br />")
</script>
The output result of the above example:
1
4
12
365
365
52
53
8783
527039
31622340
4
12
365
365
52
53
8783
527039
31622340
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Example 2
How many weeks are there between December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2012 (starting on Monday):
<script type="text/vbscript">
fromDate=CDate("2009/12/31")
toDate=CDate("2012/12/31")
document.write(DateDiff("w",fromDate,toDate,vbMonday))
</script>
fromDate=CDate("2009/12/31")
toDate=CDate("2012/12/31")
document.write(DateDiff("w",fromDate,toDate,vbMonday))
</script>
The output result of the above example:
156
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