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      The function ecx:durationBetween calculates the difference between two dates in a specified unit. The value returned is a string data type.

      Example

      Calculate the number of days between a recipient's date of birth, which is stored as an attribute value, and the current date. The function is constructed as follows:

      ${ecx:durationBetween(user['DateOfBirth'], date.Today, 'days')}

      Structure​

      ecx:durationBetween (date, date, string)

      Parameters​

      Parameter

      Description

      date

      The value used as a start date.

      date

      The value used as an end date.

      string

      Specifies the unit of time used to calculate the duration. Possible units include 'seconds', 'minutes', 'hours', 'days', 'weeks', 'months' and 'years'.

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