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Anonymous
7 years agoNot applicable
Calculating age
I need to calculate age but in our DB the DOB is formatted as YYMMDD like 910801 so that is August 1 , 1991 but the year is only 2 digits in my table and data type decimal After I get my DOB field formatted and data type changed..I plan use Today() and Now() functions to subtract Thanks
Perhaps something like:
Column = VAR __left = LEFT([Column1],2)*1 VAR __mid = MID([Column1],3,2)*1 VAR __right = RIGHT([Column1],2)*1 VAR __year = IF(__left<=18,2000+__left,1900+__left) RETURN DATE(__year,__mid,__right)
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- Greg_DecklerCommunity Champion
Perhaps something like:
Column = VAR __left = LEFT([Column1],2)*1 VAR __mid = MID([Column1],3,2)*1 VAR __right = RIGHT([Column1],2)*1 VAR __year = IF(__left<=18,2000+__left,1900+__left) RETURN DATE(__year,__mid,__right)
- AnonymousNot applicable
HI Anonymous,
You can also try to use below calculate column formula to calculate age:
Age = DATEDIFF ( DATE ( LEFT ( [Date], 2 ), RIGHT ( LEFT ( [Date], 4 ), 2 ), RIGHT ( [Date], 2 ) ), TODAY (), YEAR )Regards,
Xiaoxin Sheng