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Updated How to calculate difference between dates (markdown)

Joseph Adams committed 2014-04-28 14:34:00 -0400 commit 29b6e32388d1ca26cc2e6497972ca055d13f6274

				FAQ/Questions/How-to-calculate-difference-between-dates.md
			
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           The difference between two datetimes can be determined by implementing an [[Expression|http://wiki.izenda.us/Guides/ReportDesign/15.0-Expressions-in-Izenda]] in the Report Designer that is similar to the following:

          -``[RequiredDate] - [OrderDate]``

          +``[ShippedDate] - [OrderDate]``

           This will, however, format the date as an expression of time from the beginning of the epoch and not as an actual difference in times. (E.g. if your first date is **9/2/2010 3:13:48 AM** and your second date is **8/5/2010 11:18:46 AM**, the result will be **1/28/1900 3:55:02 PM** and not **28 Days 15 Hours 55 Minutes 2 Seconds** or something similar)

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28	28	The difference between two datetimes can be determined by implementing an [[Expression\|http://wiki.izenda.us/Guides/ReportDesign/15.0-Expressions-in-Izenda]] in the Report Designer that is similar to the following:
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30		-``[RequiredDate] - [OrderDate]``
	30	+``[ShippedDate] - [OrderDate]``
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32	32	This will, however, format the date as an expression of time from the beginning of the epoch and not as an actual difference in times. (E.g. if your first date is 9/2/2010 3:13:48 AM and your second date is 8/5/2010 11:18:46 AM, the result will be 1/28/1900 3:55:02 PM and not 28 Days 15 Hours 55 Minutes 2 Seconds or something similar)
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