Returns the difference between 2 dates, expressed in the type requested.
#include <Date.au3>
_DateDiff($sType, $sStartDate, $sEndDate)
Parameters
| $sType | D = Difference in days between the given dates M = Difference in months between the given dates Y = Difference in years between the given dates w = Difference in Weeks between the given dates h = Difference in hours between the given dates n = Difference in minutes between the given dates s = Difference in seconds between the given dates |
| $sStartDate | Input date in the format "YYYY/MM/DD[ HH:MM:SS]" |
| $sEndDate | Input End date in the format "YYYY/MM/DD[ HH:MM:SS]" |
Return Value
| Success: | Difference between the 2 dates. |
| Failure: | 0 |
| @Error: | 0 = No error. |
| 1 = Invalid $sType | |
| 2 = Invalid $sStartDate | |
| 3 = Invalid $sEndDate |
Remarks
None.
Related
_DateAdd
Example
#include <Date.au3>
; Calculated the number of seconds since EPOCH (1970/01/01 00:00:00)
$iDateCalc = _DateDiff( 's',"1970/01/01 00:00:00",_NowCalc())
MsgBox( 4096, "", "Number of seconds since EPOCH: " & $iDateCalc )
; Calculated the number of Hours this year
$iDateCalc = _DateDiff( 'h',@YEAR & "/01/01 00:00:00",_NowCalc())
MsgBox( 4096, "", "Number of Hours this year: " & $iDateCalc )