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Q124327: How To Calculate a Person’s Current Age

Article: Q124327
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MACINTOSH:2.6a; MS-DOS:2.6a; WINDOWS:2.6a,3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbcode
Last Modified: 11-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6a 
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.6a 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.6a 
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SUMMARY
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To calculate a person's current age, enter the following commands in the Command
window:

     m.DOB = {12/03/62}
     m.age = ROUND(((DATE() - m.DOB) / 365.25),0)
     ? m.age

NOTES: The value 365.25 accounts for leap years, and the question mark tells
FoxPro to print the age to the screen. You may need to minimize open windows to
see the printed value.

Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxWin FoxDos FoxMac birthday birthdate

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Keywords          : kbcode 
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbFoxPro260aMac kbFoxPro260aDOS kbFoxPro260a kbVFP300
Version           : MACINTOSH:2.6a; MS-DOS:2.6a; WINDOWS:2.6a,3.0

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