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MONTH_DIFFERENCE2

Description

Calculates the month difference between the first date and the second date ignoring years.
For example:

MONTH_DIFFERENCE2 (15/06/1985, 17/07/1998) = 1
(the difference between June and July is 1)

MONTH_DIFFERENCE2 (15/06/1985, 14/05/1973) = 11
(the difference between June and May is 11)

The function can be useful, for example, when determining next anniversary of some event.

Parameters

Two attributes of the Date type or date constants or calculations producing a date

Example

IF MONTH_DIFFERENCE2 (CURRENT_DATE, Client.DateOfBirth) = 3 THEN 
   SEND ReminderEmail TO Client