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Day Count

15-8 Day Count

Day Count lets you calculate the number of days between two dates, or the date that is a specified number of days from another date.

Day Count Fields

The following fields appear on the Day Count calculation page.

Field

Description

d1

Month (1-12); Day (1-31); Year (1902-2097)

d2

Month (1-12); Day (1-31); Year (1902-2097)

Days

Number of days from d1 to d2

Financial Application Default Setup for Examples

You can use the [Format] tab to change the following setting.

Days in Year: 365 days

Important!

•The format used for the date on the Day Count screen is the one you select under “Configuring Default Financial Application Settings” on page 15-1-4.

•Calculating the date that is a specified number of days from another date is valid only when Days in Year is set to 365.

kExample 1

How many days ([Days]) are there from March 3, 2005 (d1) to June 11, 2005 (d2)?

Tip

• Pressing Eafter inputting a value advances to the next field.

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