Item #26622 (25 Apr 2002 11:19) - Re: calculating age
From: "Arthur J. Kendall" <Arthur.Kendall@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Re: calculating age
Comments: To: kkinglis <kkinglis@centurytel.net>
try
COMPUTE x2 = trunc(CTIME.DAYS(admsndat - birthdat) / 365.25) .
EXECUTE .

> I am getting an error when I compute an age. I have two variables:
> admsndat and birthdat. The age is calculated by admsndat-birthdat. I
> need the age truncated to an integer.
> This is my code :
> COMPUTE x2 = CTIME.DAYS(admsndat - birthdat) / 365 .
> EXECUTE .
>
> I am getting an age of 70.2 which truncates to 70. The correct age
> should be 69. Can you help me?