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DATEDIF

Returns the difference between two dates in the requested unit. Units: "D" days, "M" complete months, "Y" complete years, "MD" days ignoring months/years, "YM" months ignoring years, "YD" days ignoring years. Requires start ≤ end.

CategoryDate
SyntaxDATEDIF(start_date, end_date, unit)

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
start_dateRequiredThe earlier Excel date serial number.
end_dateRequiredThe later Excel date serial number.
unitRequiredA string: "D", "M", "Y", "MD", "YM", or "YD".

Example

DATEDIF()

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