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    Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    I am trying to calculate the exact amount of time in Years, Months and Days between 2 date values. I'm getting stuck on the day calculation. I've returned the # of months and it's value is 8.77. The .77 needs to be rounded to 8 which should give me the days. I'm not exactly sure what MATH function to use to do this. Any ideas?

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Try this.

    edit: 5 days later

    If you have ever wondered why TimeSpan only reports to a resolution of days, this thread is for you. It is highly recommended that this thread be read.

    The purpose of the code that follows is to add the concept of years, months, weeks and days as another way of looking at the difference between two dates. But this concept, and the code that follows, has definitions about years, months, and days which can best be shown through examples.

    Let’s start with some easy ones:

    0 years, 0 months, 1 days between 1/30/2004 1/31/2004
    0 years, 3 months, 0 days between 1/30/2004 4/30/2004
    1 years, 0 months, 0 days between 1/30/2004 1/30/2005


    Let’s also take a look at leap year:

    0 years, 11 months, 30 days between 2/29/2004 2/28/2005
    1 years, 0 months, 0 days between 2/29/2004 3/1/2005 – A leapling’s (someone born on 2/29/leap_year) birthday is 3/1 for non-leap years in this implementation.

    Now the concept gets controversial.

    0 years, 3 months, 0 days between 1/31/2004 4/30/2004 which is the same result as 1/30/2004 4/30/2004. The explanation is that this code is designed to be “birthday” related, and if the birthday’s are different then the results appear inconsistent, but from the perspective of a birthday the results are consistent.

    0 years, 2 months, 28 days between 1/31/2004 4/28/2004
    0 years, 2 months, 29 days between 1/31/2004 4/29/2004
    0 years, 3 months, 0 days between 1/31/2004 4/30/2004
    0 years, 3 months, 1 days between 1/31/2004 5/1/2004
    0 years, 3 months, 2 days between 1/31/2004 5/2/2004

    0 years, 2 months, 29 days between 1/30/2004 4/28/2004
    0 years, 2 months, 30 days between 1/30/2004 4/29/2004
    0 years, 3 months, 0 days between 1/30/2004 4/30/2004
    0 years, 3 months, 1 days between 1/30/2004 5/1/2004
    0 years, 3 months, 2 days between 1/30/2004 5/2/2004

    This apparent inconsistency only occurs for “birth dates” with a day component greater than 28.

    Test Code for AgeCalc class
    Code:
        Private Sub Button6_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button6.Click
            Debug.WriteLine("<<<<< Birthday Concept >>>>>")
            Dim foo As New AgeCalc()
            Dim birthday As DateTime = #2/29/2004#
            Dim aDate As DateTime = birthday
            Dim endDate As DateTime = #4/1/2005#
            Do While aDate <= endDate
                Dim bar As Age = foo.AgeInYearsMonthsDays(birthday, aDate)
    
                Debug.WriteLine(String.Format("{0} years,  {1} months,  {2} days  between  {3}  {4} ", _
                                            bar.Years, _
                                            bar.Months, _
                                            bar.Days, _
                                            bar.DatePast.ToShortDateString, _
                                            bar.DateFuture.ToShortDateString))
                aDate = aDate.AddDays(1)
            Loop
    
        End Sub

    AgeCalc class
    Thanks to Sitten Spynne, .paul., Evil_Giraffe, jay20aiii, and techgnome.

    Code:
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Calculates age based on two dates.  Age is inclusive of one of the dates.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <remarks></remarks>
    ''' 
    
    Class AgeCalc
        Public Age As New Age
        ''' <summary>
        ''' New
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <param name="DatePast">oldest date i.e. 1/1/1901</param>
        ''' <param name="DateFuture">youngest date i.e. 1/1/2011</param>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Sub New(DatePast As DateTime, DateFuture As DateTime)
            Me.Age.ClearAge()
            Me.Age.SetDateTime(DatePast, DateFuture)
            Me.PastIsPast()
        End Sub
    
        Public Sub New()
            Dim foo As DateTime = DateTime.Now
            Me.Age.ClearAge()
            Me.Age.SetDateTime(foo, foo)
        End Sub
    
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Calculates age in years and days
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <returns>Age</returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Function AgeInYearsDays() As Age
            Me.PastIsPast()
            Me.Age.ClearAge()
            Me.nextBDay = Me.NextBDayCalc
            If Me.sameDay Then
                Return Me.GetCurrentAge
            End If
            Dim ts As TimeSpan = Me.Age.DateFuture - Me.nextBDay
            Me.Age.Days = ts.Days
            Return Me.GetCurrentAge
        End Function
    
        Public Function AgeInYearsDays(DatePast As DateTime, DateFuture As DateTime) As Age
            Me.Age.SetDateTime(DatePast, DateFuture)
            Return Me.AgeInYearsDays
        End Function
    
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Calculates age in years, months, and days
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <returns>Age</returns>
        ''' <remarks></remarks>
        Public Function AgeInYearsMonthsDays() As Age
            Me.PastIsPast()
            Me.Age.ClearAge()
            Me.nextBDay = Me.NextBDayCalc 'next birthday
            If Me.sameDay Then
                Return Me.GetCurrentAge
            End If
    
            Me.Anniversary = Me.nextBDay
            Me.nextMonth = Me.Anniversary.AddOneMonth
            Me.checkNextMonth()
            Do While Me.nextBDay < Me.Age.DateFuture
                Me.DayPlus1()
                Me.nextBDay = Me.nextBDay.AddDays(1)
            Loop
            Return Me.GetCurrentAge
        End Function
    
        Public Function AgeInYearsMonthsDays(DatePast As DateTime, DateFuture As DateTime) As Age
            Me.Age.SetDateTime(DatePast, DateFuture)
            Return Me.AgeInYearsMonthsDays
        End Function
    
        Public Function AgeInYearsMonthsWeeksDays() As Age
            Me.AgeInYearsMonthsDays()
            Me.Age.Weeks = Math.DivRem(Me.Age.Days, 7, Me.Age.Days)
            Return Me.GetCurrentAge
        End Function
    
        Public Function AgeInYearsMonthsWeeksDays(DatePast As DateTime, DateFuture As DateTime) As Age
            Me.Age.SetDateTime(DatePast, DateFuture)
            Return Me.AgeInYearsMonthsWeeksDays
        End Function
    
        Public Function AgeInYearsWeeksDays() As Age
            Me.AgeInYearsDays()
            Me.Age.Weeks = Math.DivRem(Me.Age.Days, 7, Me.Age.Days)
            Return Me.GetCurrentAge
        End Function
    
        Public Function AgeInYearsWeeksDays(DatePast As DateTime, DateFuture As DateTime) As Age
            Me.Age.SetDateTime(DatePast, DateFuture)
            Return Me.AgeInYearsWeeksDays
        End Function
    
        Private nextBDay As DateTime 'next birthday
        Private Anniversary As DateTime
        Private nextMonth As DateTime
    
        Private Function GetCurrentAge() As Age
            Return Me.Age
        End Function
    
        Private Sub checkNextMonth()
            If Me.Age.DatePast.Day = 29 AndAlso Me.nextMonth.Day = 28 AndAlso Me.Age.DatePast.Month = 2 AndAlso Me.nextMonth.Month = 2 Then
                Me.nextMonth = DateSerial(Me.nextMonth.Year, 3, 1)
            End If
        End Sub
    
        Private Sub DayPlus1()
            Me.Age.Days += 1
            If Me.Anniversary.AddMonths(Me.Age.Months).AddDays(Me.Age.Days) >= Me.nextMonth Then
                Me.MonthPlus1()
            End If
        End Sub
    
        Private Sub MonthPlus1()
            Me.Age.Days = 0
            Me.Age.Months += 1
            Me.nextMonth = Me.Anniversary.AddMonths(Me.Age.Months + 1)
            Me.checkNextMonth()
            If Me.Age.Months >= 12 Then Me.YearPlus1()
        End Sub
    
        Private Sub YearPlus1()
            Me.Age.Years += 1
            Me.Age.Months = 0
            Me.Age.Days = 0
        End Sub
    
        Private Sub PastIsPast()
            If Me.Age.DatePast > Me.Age.DateFuture Then 'make sure the past is the past
                Me.Age.SetDateTime(Me.Age.DateFuture, Me.Age.DatePast)
            End If
        End Sub
    
        Private Function sameDay() As Boolean
            'If same day different years, then return years
            If Me.Age.DatePast.Month = Me.Age.DateFuture.Month AndAlso _
                 Me.Age.DatePast.Day = Me.Age.DateFuture.Day Then
                'calculate years
                Me.Age.Years = Me.Age.DateFuture.Year - Me.Age.DatePast.Year
                Return True
            End If
            Return False
        End Function
    
        Private Function NextBDayCalc() As DateTime
            Dim rv As DateTime
            'create next "birthday"
            'note - the wonderful thing about DateSerial is that it takes care of 
            'leap Birthdays, AKA leaplings, (2/29/leapyear) . A leaplings b-day is 3/1 for non-leap years
            rv = DateSerial(Me.Age.DateFuture.Year, Me.Age.DatePast.Month, Me.Age.DatePast.Day) 'takes care of leap b-day
            If rv > Me.Age.DateFuture AndAlso Me.Age.DateFuture <> Me.Age.DatePast Then 'is the next "birthday" > future date
                'it is, adjust nextBDay
                rv = DateSerial(Me.Age.DateFuture.Year - 1, Me.Age.DatePast.Month, Me.Age.DatePast.Day) 'takes care of leap b-day
            End If
            'calculate years
            Me.Age.Years = rv.Year - Me.Age.DatePast.Year
            Return rv
        End Function
    End Class
    
    Class Age
        'age
        Public Years As Integer
        Public Months As Integer
        Public Weeks As Integer
        Public Days As Integer
    
        Public Sub New()
            Dim foo As DateTime = DateTime.Now
            Me.SetDateTime(foo, foo)
        End Sub
    
        Public Sub New(DatePast As DateTime, DateFuture As DateTime)
            Me.SetDateTime(DatePast, DateFuture)
        End Sub
    
        Private _datepast As DateTime
        Public Property DatePast() As DateTime
            Get
                Return Me._datepast
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As DateTime)
                Me.SetDateTime(value, Me.DateFuture)
            End Set
        End Property
    
        Private _datefuture As DateTime
        Public Property DateFuture() As DateTime
            Get
                Return Me._datefuture
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As DateTime)
                Me.SetDateTime(Me.DatePast, value)
            End Set
        End Property
    
        Public ReadOnly Property Difference() As TimeSpan
            Get
                Return Me.DateFuture - Me.DatePast
            End Get
        End Property
    
        Public Sub ClearAge()
            Me.Years = 0
            Me.Months = 0
            Me.Weeks = 0
            Me.Days = 0
        End Sub
    
        Public Sub SetDateTime(DatePast As DateTime, DateFuture As DateTime)
            'note Time is not stored
            If DatePast <= DateFuture Then
                Me._datepast = DatePast.Date
                Me._datefuture = DateFuture.Date
            Else
                Me._datepast = DateFuture.Date
                Me._datefuture = DatePast.Date
            End If
        End Sub
    End Class
    
    Module DateExtensions
        <System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Extension()> _
        Public Function AddOneMonth(ByVal instance As Date) As DateTime
            Dim rv As DateTime = DateSerial(instance.Year, instance.Month + 1, instance.Day)
            If instance.Day <> rv.Day Then
                rv = DateSerial(instance.Year, instance.Month + 1, Date.DaysInMonth(instance.Year, instance.Month + 1))
            End If
            Return rv
        End Function
    End Module
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Here is one...it is for age, but you should be able to modify it for your needs.

    http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=629750

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Thanks bro, but I know it can be done using alot less code...
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Quote Originally Posted by blakemckenna View Post
    Thanks bro, but I know it can be done using alot less code...
    I bet it can.

    I haven't examined it closely for a long time. One thing I do remember was that leaplings always seemed to mess with my results, until I this code.
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Like I said, the only thing I'm stuck with now is converting the remainder (.77)of 8.77 into a whole number and I just can't remember how to do that!
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Quote Originally Posted by blakemckenna View Post
    Like I said, the only thing I'm stuck with now is converting the remainder (.77)of 8.77 into a whole number and I just can't remember how to do that!
    What is 8.77?

    Why not show us the code? You could use the code I posted as a check to see if the results match.
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Well, if you have .77 of a month, that would mean you have 77&#37; of the days of a month. Depending on the month, it could be a couple different values. You can't just convert the .77 into an amount because you need to know what month that 77% is apart of:
    Code:
    Feburary with 28 days = 21.56
    Feburary with 29 days = 22.33
    Months with 30 days   = 23.1
    Months with 31 days   = 23.87
    Then you could use this "template" I guess to calculate the days:
    Code:
    '//your month calculation
    Dim months = 8.77D
    
    '//gets the 0.77
    Dim remainder = months Mod Math.Floor(months)
    
    '//find the year and month, then get the days of that month
    Dim days = Date.DaysInMonth(year, month) * remainder
    If the .77 is spanning across months, then it's a different ball game.

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    *edit* Note this code sample was proven wrong and corrected in #60, which has problems of its own. The discussion on page 2 is interesting. */edit*

    I'd be wary of seeking "less code" in all circumstances. Smart programmers want "correct code". Good programmers care less about cramming everything into as few lines as possible and more about ensuring their results are provably correct.

    .77 can be considered a percent. I don't think there's a reasonable way to convert that back to a number of days. Different months have different numbers of days. For example, if there were always 30 days in a month, you could say 8.77 months is 8 months and .77 * 30 = 23.1 days. But there's not 30 days in a month. Sometimes it's 31. Sometimes it's 30. Sometimes it's 28, and more rarely 29. Your first thought might be "I'll use how many days are in the 9th month", but if you pick September you'd only be right if your starting date is January 1. What you really want is "9 months from the beginning of the range", and even that can vary. What if the start date is July 31? I don't think there's any hope of getting correct results this way without writing dozens of extra lines of code for special cases.

    In general, I feel like math against the calendar is always error-prone. The months are uneven, leap years are complicated (and change based on era!), and it's hard to understand if you're right. I prefer to lean on someone else's time implementation, especially if thousands of other programmers rely on it.

    The easiest way to measure years, months, and days is to use the DateTime class and keep adding days. dbasnett's code makes a clever optimization I tried once and loops years, then months, then days. As you can see, that turns out to be more code. He does have an advantage I'll discuss after showing my code that loops only days. Here's a program, complete with tests, that seems to pull it off correctly without icky hard-to-verify calculations:
    Code:
    Module Module1
    
        Sub Main()
            TestWithinMonth()
            TestAcrossMonths()
            TestLeapYear()
            TestAcrossYears()
        End Sub
    
        Function CalculateRange(ByVal startDate As DateTime, ByVal endDate As DateTime) As TimePeriod
            Dim period As New TimePeriod
    
            Dim currentDate As DateTime = startDate
            While currentDate < endDate
                ' Let a day elapse
                currentDate = currentDate.AddDays(1)
    
                ' Determine if a month or year has elapsed.
                If currentDate.Day = startDate.Day Then
                    If currentDate.Month = startDate.Month Then
                        ' It's the same day and month in a new year: a year has elapsed.
                        period.YearElapsed()
                    Else
                        ' It's the same day in a different month: a month has elapsed
                        period.MonthElapsed()
                    End If
                Else
                    ' It's not a month or day boundary
                    period.DayElapsed()
                End If
            End While
    
            Return period
        End Function
    
        Sub TestWithinMonth()
            Dim startDate As DateTime = New DateTime(2011, 1, 1)
            Dim endDate As DateTime = New DateTime(2011, 1, 31)
            Dim elapsed = CalculateRange(startDate, endDate)
    
            Console.WriteLine("Jan 1 to Jan 31 should be 30 days. Result:")
            PrintPeriod(elapsed)
        End Sub
    
        Sub TestAcrossMonths()
            Dim startDate As New DateTime(2011, 1, 15)
            Dim endDate As New DateTime(2011, 2, 15)
            Dim elapsed = CalculateRange(startDate, endDate)
    
            Console.WriteLine("Jan 15 to Feb 15 should be 1 month, 0 days. Result:")
            PrintPeriod(elapsed)
    
            endDate = New DateTime(2011, 4, 18)
            elapsed = CalculateRange(startDate, endDate)
            Console.WriteLine("Jan 15 to Apr 18 should be 3 months, 3 days. Result:")
            PrintPeriod(elapsed)
    
            endDate = New DateTime(2011, 4, 12)
            elapsed = CalculateRange(startDate, endDate)
            Console.WriteLine("Jan 15 to Apr 12 should be 2 months, 28 days.")
            PrintPeriod(elapsed)
        End Sub
    
        Sub TestLeapYear()
            Dim startDate As New DateTime(2000, 2, 28)
            Dim endDate As New DateTime(2000, 3, 1)
            Dim elapsed = CalculateRange(startDate, endDate)
    
            Console.WriteLine("Feb 28 2000 to Mar 1 2000 should be 2 days.")
            PrintPeriod(elapsed)
        End Sub
    
        Sub TestAcrossYears()
            Dim startDate As New DateTime(2011, 1, 1)
            Dim endDate As New DateTime(2012, 1, 1)
            Dim elapsed = CalculateRange(startDate, endDate)
    
            Console.WriteLine("Jan 1 2011 to Jan 1 2012 should be 1 year.")
            PrintPeriod(elapsed)
    
            endDate = New DateTime(2011, 12, 31)
            elapsed = CalculateRange(startDate, endDate)
            Console.WriteLine("Jan 1 2011 to Dec 31 2011 should be 11 months, 30 days.")
            PrintPeriod(elapsed)
    
            startDate = New DateTime(2011, 1, 15)
            endDate = New DateTime(2013, 5, 14)
            elapsed = CalculateRange(startDate, endDate)
            Console.WriteLine("Jan 15 2011 to May 14 2013 should be 2 years, 3 months, 29 days.")
            PrintPeriod(elapsed)
        End Sub
    
    
        Private Sub PrintPeriod(ByVal period As TimePeriod)
            Console.WriteLine("{0} years, {1} months, {2} days", period.Years, period.Months, period.Days)
        End Sub
    
    End Module
    
    Class TimePeriod
        Public Property Days As Integer
        Public Property Months As Integer
        Public Property Years As Integer
    
        Public Sub DayElapsed()
            Days += 1
        End Sub
    
        Public Sub MonthElapsed()
            Months += 1
            Days = 0
        End Sub
    
        Public Sub YearElapsed()
            Years += 1
            Months = 0
            Days = 0
        End Sub
    End Class
    My code's smaller and easier to understand, but it gets slow for very large timespans. The more days between the dates, the slower it gets. It's probably negligible for time periods of 100 years or so, but if you want more than that dbasnett's code is going to pull ahead. My technique's especially bad when you start wanting hours, minutes, and seconds for periods on the order of decades. dbasnett's is more likely to be correct than anything that tries to turn "8.77 months" into a reasonable time period.

    I bet some work on the variable names in dbasnett's code could make it more approachable. Half of the complexity seems to stem from its support of some features that don't *need* to be there but are nice.
    Last edited by Sitten Spynne; Jul 27th, 2011 at 09:40 AM.

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    I updated post #2 in this thread. Still hoping to see less code.
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Quote Originally Posted by blakemckenna View Post
    Thanks bro, but I know it can be done using alot less code...
    There are times when attempting to do an operation with less code can make maintenance difficult which I have seen countless times with C developers who will do whatever it takes to condense a particular section of code, kind of like a badge of honor. Nothing wrong with this if you fully understand the code but if you do not because it is condensed then more code is better if you can understand that code. In addition, there are times when more lines of code can actually be faster.

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    here's my attempt at it:

    vb Code:
    1. Public Class Form1
    2.  
    3.     Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    4.         'this counts inclusively. both the start day + end day are counted
    5.         Dim startDate As New Date(1969, 5, 3)
    6.         Dim endDate As Date = Now.Date
    7.  
    8.         Dim totalYears As Integer
    9.         Dim totalMonths As Integer
    10.  
    11.         Dim totalDays As Integer = CInt(Int((endDate - startDate).TotalDays))
    12.  
    13.         If startDate.AddMonths(1) < endDate Then
    14.             totalDays -= (Date.DaysInMonth(startDate.Year, startDate.Month) - (startDate.Day - 1))
    15.             If totalDays > 0 Then totalMonths += 1 Else GoTo ignore
    16.  
    17.             startDate = startDate.AddDays((Date.DaysInMonth(startDate.Year, startDate.Month) - startDate.Day))
    18.  
    19.             Do
    20.                 totalDays -= Date.DaysInMonth(startDate.Year, startDate.Month)
    21.                 totalMonths += 1
    22.                 startDate = startDate.AddMonths(1)
    23.             Loop While startDate <= endDate.AddMonths(-1)
    24.  
    25.             totalYears = totalMonths \ 12
    26.             totalMonths = totalMonths Mod 12
    27.         Else
    28.             totalDays += 1
    29.             If totalDays >= Date.DaysInMonth(startDate.Year, startDate.Month) Then
    30.                 totalDays -= Date.DaysInMonth(startDate.Year, startDate.Month)
    31.                 totalMonths += 1
    32.             End If
    33.         End If
    34.  
    35. ignore:
    36.  
    37.         MsgBox(String.Format("Years: {0}{3}Months: {1}{3}Days: {2}", totalYears, totalMonths, totalDays, Environment.NewLine))
    38.  
    39.     End Sub
    40.  
    41. End Class
    Last edited by .paul.; Jul 23rd, 2011 at 02:15 PM.

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    @paul - try these date pairs

    2/29/1904 3/2/1904
    2/29/1904 4/30/1904

    1/1/2011 1/3/2011
    1/1/2011 2/3/2011
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Quote Originally Posted by dbasnett View Post
    @paul - try these date pairs

    2/29/1904 3/2/1904
    2/29/1904 4/30/1904

    1/1/2011 1/3/2011
    1/1/2011 2/3/2011
    ok. it didn't work, but this does...

    vb Code:
    1. Public Class Form1
    2.  
    3.     Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    4.         'this counts inclusively. both the start day + end day are counted
    5.         Dim startDate As New Date(2011, 1, 1)
    6.         Dim endDate As Date = New Date(2011, 3, 2)
    7.  
    8.         Dim totalYears As Integer
    9.         Dim totalMonths As Integer = CInt(DateDiff(DateInterval.Month, startDate, endDate))
    10.  
    11.         Dim totalDays As Integer = CInt(Int((endDate - startDate).TotalDays)) + 1
    12.  
    13.         Dim monthDaySum As Integer = (Enumerable.Range(0, totalMonths).Select(Function(i) _
    14.                                         Date.DaysInMonth(startDate.AddMonths(i).Year, startDate.AddMonths(i).Month))).Sum
    15.  
    16.         If monthDaySum > 0 Then totalDays -= monthDaySum
    17.  
    18.         totalYears = totalMonths \ 12
    19.         totalMonths = totalMonths Mod 12
    20.  
    21.         MsgBox(String.Format("Years: {0}{3}Months: {1}{3}Days: {2}", totalYears, totalMonths, totalDays, Environment.NewLine))
    22.  
    23.     End Sub
    24.  
    25. End Class

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    But these show x months 1 day.

    1/1/2011 2/1/2011
    1/1/2011 3/1/2011
    1/1/2011 4/1/2011

    Shouldn't they be x months 0 days?

    And these show negative days. (the start date is a leapling)

    2/29/2004 3/1/2004
    2/29/2004 3/2/2004
    2/29/2004 3/3/2004

    I struggled with these same issues.
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Quote Originally Posted by dbasnett View Post
    But these show x months 1 day.

    1/1/2011 2/1/2011
    1/1/2011 3/1/2011
    1/1/2011 4/1/2011

    Shouldn't they be x months 0 days?
    they're inclusive of the start + end day


    Quote Originally Posted by dbasnett View Post
    And these show negative days. (the start date is a leapling)

    2/29/2004 3/1/2004
    2/29/2004 3/2/2004
    2/29/2004 3/3/2004

    I struggled with these same issues.
    this should work now:

    vb Code:
    1. Public Class Form1
    2.  
    3.     Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    4.         'this counts inclusively. both the start day + end day are counted
    5.         Dim startDate As New Date(2004, 2, 29)
    6.         Dim endDate As New Date(2004, 3, 1)
    7.        
    8.         Dim totalYears As Integer
    9.         Dim totalMonths As Integer = CInt(DateDiff(DateInterval.Month, startDate, endDate))
    10.  
    11.         Dim totalDays As Integer = CInt(Int((endDate - startDate).TotalDays)) + 1
    12.  
    13.         If totalDays < Date.DaysInMonth(startDate.Year, startDate.Month) Then totalMonths = 0
    14.  
    15.         Dim monthDaySum As Integer = (Enumerable.Range(0, totalMonths).Select(Function(i) _
    16.                                         Date.DaysInMonth(startDate.AddMonths(i).Year, startDate.AddMonths(i).Month))).Sum
    17.  
    18.         If monthDaySum > 0 Then totalDays -= monthDaySum
    19.  
    20.         totalYears = totalMonths \ 12
    21.         totalMonths = totalMonths Mod 12
    22.  
    23.         MsgBox(String.Format("Years: {0}{3}Months: {1}{3}Days: {2}", totalYears, totalMonths, totalDays, Environment.NewLine))
    24.  
    25.     End Sub
    26.  
    27. End Class

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    2/29/2004 4/1/2004
    2/29/2004 4/2/2004
    2/29/2004 4/27/2004
    2/29/2004 5/2/2004

    negative days
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    On your birthday are you x years old or are you x years, 1 day old?
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Datediff function excerpt from MSDN (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...(v=vs.80).aspx)

    Larger Intervals. If Interval is set to DateInterval.Year, the return value is calculated purely from the year parts of Date1 and Date2. Similarly, the return value for DateInterval.Month is calculated purely from the year and month parts of the arguments, and for DateInterval.Quarter from the quarters containing the two dates.

    For example, when comparing December 31 to January 1 of the following year, DateDiff returns 1 for DateInterval.Year, DateInterval.Quarter, or DateInterval.Month, even though at most only one day has elapsed.

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Quote Originally Posted by dbasnett View Post
    On your birthday are you x years old or are you x years, 1 day old?
    on my next birthday i'll be x years old, but it'll be the first day of my (x + 1) year

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Help please!!!!... My task is to make a VBA program in excel that will give the exact day on a date. For example, if the date is Feb. 1, 2011, the result must be 32, if the date is december 31, 2011, then the result must be 366. here is my code and it seems that it is not running,

    Function DayOfYear(d as Integer)
    Dim x as date
    x=Range("A2")
    d=month(x)
    End Function

    Sun mainDate()
    Dim y as integer
    MsgBox DayOFYEar(y)
    End Sub


    PLease HElp!!!

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Quote Originally Posted by rj_yan31 View Post
    Help please!!!!... My task is to make a VBA program in excel that will give the exact day on a date. For example, if the date is Feb. 1, 2011, the result must be 32, if the date is december 31, 2011, then the result must be 366. here is my code and it seems that it is not running,

    Function DayOfYear(d as Integer)
    Dim x as date
    x=Range("A2")
    d=month(x)
    End Function

    Sun mainDate()
    Dim y as integer
    MsgBox DayOFYEar(y)
    End Sub


    PLease HElp!!!
    VBA question should be asked here:

    http://www.vbforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=37
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Jeez let's not bring DateDiff into the equation. That function reeks of poor specification. "If you call it this way the return value is one less than the correct value, this is OK because we documented it." "Call it this way and we account for fractional values, call it this other way and simple math is used so you have to do your own fractional value detection." I'd rather calculate the values by spreading tea leaves in the bottom of a mug.

    We've got two reasonable solutions that are guaranteed to work for leap years, differing dates, etc. because they rely on heavily-tested framework classes. Anything that involves manual calculations is less likely to be correct, and in a professional code base would increase the testing burden. I suppose that's what .paul. is attempting to prove in a roundabout manner: writing it yourself is madness.

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    and yet .paul. DID use the datediff function. Personally, I'd base the calculations using a TimeSpan object... it givesDays (and TotalDays) ... but doesn't give Months or Years as an option (really?) but between Days and TotalDays, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out the rest.

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    ok here's my complete working version (.dll + test app.):

    vb Code:
    1. Public Class calculate
    2.  
    3.     Public Structure interval
    4.         Public startDate As Date
    5.         Public endDate As Date
    6.         Public years As Integer
    7.         Public months As Integer
    8.         Public days As Integer
    9.     End Structure
    10.  
    11.     Public Shared Sub calculateTime(ByRef timeInterval As interval)
    12.  
    13.         Dim ed As Date = timeInterval.endDate
    14.         Dim sd As Date = timeInterval.startDate
    15.  
    16.         Dim totalDays As Integer = CInt((ed - sd).TotalDays)
    17.  
    18.         Dim totalMonths As Integer = countMonths(totalDays, sd)
    19.        
    20.         Dim monthDaySum As Integer = (Enumerable.Range(0, totalMonths).Select(Function(i) _
    21.                                         Date.DaysInMonth(sd.AddMonths(i).Year, sd.AddMonths(i).Month))).Sum
    22.  
    23.         If sd.Day > Date.DaysInMonth(sd.AddMonths(totalMonths).Year, sd.AddMonths(totalMonths).Month) Then
    24.             monthDaySum -= (sd.Day - Date.DaysInMonth(sd.AddMonths(totalMonths).Year, sd.AddMonths(totalMonths).Month))
    25.         End If
    26.  
    27.         If monthDaySum > 0 Then totalDays -= monthDaySum
    28.  
    29.         Dim totalYears As Integer = totalMonths \ 12
    30.         totalMonths = totalMonths Mod 12
    31.  
    32.         timeInterval.years = totalYears
    33.         timeInterval.months = totalMonths
    34.         timeInterval.days = totalDays
    35.  
    36.     End Sub
    37.  
    38.     Private Shared Function countMonths(ByVal totalDays As Integer, ByVal d1 As Date) As Integer
    39.         Dim sum As Integer = 0
    40.         Dim counter As Integer = 0
    41.         Do
    42.             sum += Date.DaysInMonth(d1.Year, d1.Month)
    43.             If sum <= totalDays Then
    44.                 d1 = d1.AddMonths(1)
    45.                 counter += 1
    46.             Else
    47.                 Exit Do
    48.             End If
    49.         Loop
    50.         Return counter
    51.     End Function
    52.  
    53. End Class
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Quote Originally Posted by Sitten Spynne View Post
    Jeez let's not bring DateDiff into the equation. That function reeks of poor specification. "If you call it this way the return value is one less than the correct value, this is OK because we documented it." "Call it this way and we account for fractional values, call it this other way and simple math is used so you have to do your own fractional value detection." I'd rather calculate the values by spreading tea leaves in the bottom of a mug.
    Quote Originally Posted by techgnome View Post
    and yet .paul. DID use the datediff function. Personally, I'd base the calculations using a TimeSpan object... it givesDays (and TotalDays) ... but doesn't give Months or Years as an option (really?) but between Days and TotalDays, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out the rest.

    -tg
    i wasn't aware how inaccurate DateDiff was until i'd tried it


    Quote Originally Posted by Sitten Spynne View Post
    We've got two reasonable solutions that are guaranteed to work for leap years, differing dates, etc. because they rely on heavily-tested framework classes. Anything that involves manual calculations is less likely to be correct, and in a professional code base would increase the testing burden. I suppose that's what .paul. is attempting to prove in a roundabout manner: writing it yourself is madness.
    afraid of a little competition???

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    We agree on this
    0 years, 0 months, 1 days between 2/29/2004 3/1/2004
    0 years, 11 months, 30 days between 2/29/2004 2/28/2005

    But not on this
    1 years, 0 months, 1 days between 2/29/2004 3/1/2005
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Quote Originally Posted by dbasnett View Post
    We agree on this
    0 years, 0 months, 1 days between 2/29/2004 3/1/2004
    0 years, 11 months, 30 days between 2/29/2004 2/28/2005

    But not on this
    1 years, 0 months, 1 days between 2/29/2004 3/1/2005
    2/29/2004 to 3/1/2005 is 1 years, 0 months, 1 days

    edit: this version is extensively tested + robust unlike my previous attempts

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Quote Originally Posted by .paul. View Post
    2/29/2004 to 3/1/2005 is 1 years, 0 months, 1 days

    edit: this version is extensively tested + robust unlike my previous attempts
    Then why is this

    1 years, 0 months, 0 days between 1/1/2010 1/1/2011

    We both share this

    '0 years, 6 months, 30 days between 7/29/2009 2/28/2010
    '0 years, 7 months, 1 days between 7/29/2009 3/1/2010
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    2/29/2004 to 3/1/2004 is 0 years, 0 months, 1 days

    so why is this wrong:

    2/29/2004 to 3/1/2005 = 1 years, 0 months, 1 days

    ???

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    should be 1 year... since there is no 29th of Feb 2005... one year from 2/29/2004 is 3/1/2005 ... leap years are funny like that.

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    ok. try this then:

    vb Code:
    1. Dim d As Date = #2/29/2004#
    2. MsgBox(d.AddYears(1))

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    Quote Originally Posted by .paul. View Post
    ok. try this then:

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    1. Dim d As Date = #2/29/2004#
    2. MsgBox(d.AddYears(1))
    It looks like a bug, for the reasons given by techgnome, doesn't it.
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    well, bearing in mind that the leapday has already occurred + the rest of the year is standard length, why is it a bug:

    Dim d As Date = #2/29/2004#
    MsgBox(d.AddDays(365))

    ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by .paul. View Post
    well, bearing in mind that the leapday has already occurred + the rest of the year is standard length, why is it a bug:

    Dim d As Date = #2/29/2004#
    MsgBox(d.AddDays(365))

    ?
    How many days in 2004?

    I get that this is not easy(as was suggested by blake). I have been screwing around with this since it was posted, and I am only close, and it all has to do with leap years.

    Code:
                Dim d As Date = #2/29/2004#
                d = d.AddDays(366)
                Debug.WriteLine(d.ToShortDateString)
                d = #2/28/2005#
                d = d.AddDays(365)
                Debug.WriteLine(d.ToShortDateString)
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    ok i've grudgingly accepted i was wrong + i think i've solved it now:

    edit: still unresolved... i've had enough...for now
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    DateDiff really works... i did it..
    Last edited by rj_yan31; Jul 26th, 2011 at 03:59 AM.

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    try using datediff
    Last edited by rj_yan31; Jul 26th, 2011 at 04:00 AM.

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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    Hey this can be verry easy
    I added two datetimepickers and one button

    Code:
    Public Class Form1
        Dim day As Integer
        Dim month As Integer
        Dim year As Integer
        Dim day1 As Integer
        Dim month1 As Integer
        Dim year1 As Integer
    
        Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
            Filter(DateTimePicker1.Value.ToShortDateString)
            day1 = day
            month1 = month
            year1 = year
            Filter(DateTimePicker2.Value.ToShortDateString)
            MsgBox(day - day1 & "-" & month - month1 & "-" & year - year1)
        End Sub
    
        Public Function Filter(ByRef date1 As String)
            Dim spliting As Object
            spliting = Split(date1, "-")
    
            day = spliting(0)
            month = spliting(1)
            year = spliting(2)
            On Error GoTo 0
        End Function
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    Re: Calculating exact time in Years, MOnths, Days

    @rj - see the previous posts for the discussion of DateDiff. The TimeSpan provides a more accurate result.

    @pieter - yeah, that's not going to work... first, ignoring the splitting of the date inaccurately, let's just look at this example:
    Date 1 : 7/26/2011
    Date 2 : 11/20/2011

    breaking it down:
    Day1 = 26
    Month1 = 7
    Year1 = 2011

    Day = 20
    Month = 11
    Year = 2011

    you used the following format:
    day - day1 & "-" & month - month1 & "-" & year - year1

    which comes out like so:
    20 -26 = -6 incorrect...I don't think I need to go into why.
    11 - 7 = 4 arbitrarily correct, but might not be
    2011 - 2011 = 0 you kind of got lucky here... but if the second date had been 2011, then like the month, it would have been arbitrarily correct, but only depending on the rest of the date.

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