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DT_DateSubDays

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Description

 

Subtract days to a given date string and returns the new calculated date.

 

Syntax

 

s = DT_DateSubDays(sDate, nDays)

 

Returns

 

String

 

Parameters

 

Name

Type

Optional

Meaning

sDate

String

No

The date string, if empty the function will use the current date

nDays

Number

No

Number of days to subtract

 

Remarks

 

The value of sDate parameter should be like "mm-dd-yy" or "mm-dd-yyyy".

If the the year is two digits only the calculation is done using the century (default %DT_DATE_CENTURY).

Restrictions

 

See also

 

DT_DateAddDays

 

Examples

 

MSGBOX 0, DT_DateSubDays("06-13-05", 1) ' results '06-12-2005'

 

 

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