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JimB-GA
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adding duration to date

 Hello community.

 

I have a table with one field that is number of days  in it (decimal). I want to add this to a calendar date (01/01/1970).  I have researched all options and am doing something wrong as each effort results in an error.

 

As close as I have been able to get is

[T1] = 17905.72715   This is the number of days since 01/01/1970

 

Date.AddDays(DateTime.FromText("1970-01-01"),[T1])

 

The error returned is "Expression Error: The number is out of range of a 32 bit integer value.  Details: 17905.72715

 

Thanks for advice.

 

Regards

 

Jim B

 

  • Try changing [T1] to Duration and then simply use + to add DateTime.FromText("1970-01-01") and [T1].

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  • Try changing [T1] to a Whole Number. DateAdd expects a whole number, and not a decimal.

    • JimB-GA's avatar
      JimB-GA
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      Is there another function that will accept decimal values?  The resulting value would represent intraday prices and eliminating the decimal portion would result in an inaccurate value.

      • tarunsingla's avatar
        tarunsingla
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        Try changing [T1] to Duration and then simply use + to add DateTime.FromText("1970-01-01") and [T1].