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SUBTRACT PERIOD FROM DATETIME


Calculates a new dateTime by subtracting a specified period from a specified dateTime.


Syntax

dateTime - number period



Inputs
  • dateTime - The dateTime that you want to subtract the specified period from.
  • number - Specifies how many periods you want to subtract from the dateTime.
  • period - A keyword that specifies which time unit to subtract. Valid units are DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS, YEARS, HOURS, MINUTES and SECONDS.


Return type

  • dateTime


Examples

ExpressionResultType
01-01-2015 13:23:04 – 1 HOURS01-01-2015 12:23:04DateTime
01-01-2015 13:23:04 – 25 HOURS

31-12-2014 12:23:04

DateTime
01-01-2015 13:23:04 – 60 SECONDS01-01-2015 13:22:04DateTime
01-01-2015 13:23:04 – 1 MINUTES01-01-2015 13:22:04DateTime


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