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[SOLVED] calc date minus 1 month, like edate(MM/DD/YYYY,-1) in excel
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reportmasterlvl3
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Is there a simple way to calculate a date minus 1 month?

example:

01/01/2012 = 12/01/2011
03/01/2012 = 02/01/2012
09/05/2012 = 08/05/2012

Thanks!

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Dan Satchell
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Have you tried function DATEADD?

DATEADD(date, 'component', increment);

DATEADD(date,'M',-1);


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FrankDutch
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But dateadd only will work if the date is in the database as a smartdate .
Else you need to convert it first.




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reportmasterlvl3
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quote:
DATEADD(date,'M',-1);


Thanks Dan!

DATEADD(date,'M',-1) worked perfectly.


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Waz
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I would suggest familiarising yourself with the Fucntions Manual, its all in there, and you can get it as a PDF.


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