DateAdd
DATEADD(interval,number,date)
Description
DATEADD returns the date which is obtained by adding a specified number of date intervals to a given date. The required parameter, interval, is a string expression that specifies the type of date interval to add, see Table 6 below. The required parameter, number, is any numeric expression that specifies the number of intervals to add.The required parameter, date, can be any expression that represents a date.
Table 6: Interval Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| yyyy | Year |
| q | Quarter |
| m | Month |
| y | Day of year |
| d | Day |
| w | Weekday |
| ww | Week of year |
| h | Hour |
| n | Minute |
| s | Second |
Example
REM DATEADD Example
'DATEADD adds date intervals to a date
PRINT "+10 seconds:", DATEADD("s", 10, NOW)
PRINT "-1 year:", DATEADD("yyyy", -1, NOW)
Output
+10 seconds: 8/18/98 10:52:54 PM -1 year: 8/18/97 10:52:44 PM
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