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Declaration
function GetDateJulian( sFieldName: String ): LongInt;
Description
Extracts the contents of a date field as a Julian number. This number is equal to the number of days since January 1, 4713 BC. However, only dates from January 1, 1000 are supported.
Parameters
sFieldName: The name of the field.
Return Value
The date expressed as a long integer. Useful for date arithmetic.
Delphi Example
// Calculate days it takes customer to pay
lDays := ApTbl.GetDateJulian( 'PAYDAY' ) - ApTbl.GetDateJulian( 'SALEDAY' );
C++Builder Example
// Calculate days it takes customer to pay }
lDays = ApTbl->GetDateJulian( "PAYDAY" ) - ApTbl->GetDateJulian( "SALEDAY" );
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