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Application.DateDifference Method

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Returns the duration between two dates in minutes.

Syntax

expression.DateDifference(StartDate, FinishDate, Calendar)

expression   A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
StartDate Required Variant The date used as the beginning of the duration.
FinishDate Required Variant The date used as the end of the duration.
Calendar Optional Object A resource or task base calendar object. The default value is the calendar of the active project.

Return Value
Variant

Example
The following example displays the duration of a task that begins on 7/11/97 at 8 A.M. and ends on 7/13/97 at 5:00 P.M.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub FindDuration()
    MsgBox Application.DateDifference ("7/11/97 8:00 AM", "7/13/97 5:00 PM")
End Sub

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