Application.DateDifference method (Project)

Returns the duration between two dates in minutes, for an automatically scheduled task.

Syntax

expression. DateDifference( _StartDate_, _FinishDate_, _Calendar_ )

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
StartDate Required Variant The date used as the beginning of the duration.
FinishDate Required Variant The date used as the end of the duration.
Calendar Optional Object A resource or task base calendar object. The default value is the calendar of the active project.

Return value

Long

Remarks

To get a difference between two dates for a manually scheduled task, which uses an effective calendar that can include non-working time, use the EffectiveDateDifference property.

Example

The following example displays the duration of a task that begins on 7/11/97 at 8 A.M. and ends on 7/13/97 at 5:00 P.M.

Sub FindDuration() 
 MsgBox Application.DateDifference ("7/11/97 8:00 AM", "7/13/97 5:00 PM") 
End Sub

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