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26cdf0e10cSrcweir<topic id="textscalc01func_daysxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
270ac5863eSmseidel<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">DAYS</title>
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331832f669Smseidel<bookmark_value>DAYS function</bookmark_value>
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351832f669Smseidel<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/SC_HID_FUNC_TAGE" id="bm_id3148893" localize="false"/>
36*cc668e29Smseidel<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3151328" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U"><variable id="days"><link href="text/scalc/01/func_days.xhp">DAYS</link></variable></paragraph>
37*cc668e29Smseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155139" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG"><ahelp hid="HID_FUNC_TAGE">Calculates the difference between two date values.</ahelp> The result returns the number of days between the two days.</paragraph>
38*cc668e29Smseidel<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155184" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U">Syntax</paragraph>
39*cc668e29Smseidel<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3149578" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">DAYS(Date2; Date1)</paragraph>
40*cc668e29Smseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151376" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><emph>Date1</emph> is the start date, <emph>Date2</emph> is the end date. If <emph>Date2</emph> is an earlier date than <emph>Date1</emph> the result is a negative number.</paragraph>
41*cc668e29Smseidel<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3151001" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U">Examples</paragraph>
42*cc668e29Smseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3159101" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">=DAYS("2010-01-01"; NOW()) returns the number of days from today until January 1, 2010.</paragraph>
43*cc668e29Smseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3163720" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">=DAYS("1990-10-10";"1980-10-10") returns 3652 days.</paragraph>
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