Ariel,
The syntax works great! I opened another dataset which had both end & start dates, & created a test variable using your command & it matched prefectly with the start date.
Thanks again.
DW
---- Ariel Barak <
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> Hi David,
>
> You'll probably get a better response from someone else on the list but you
> could try this untested syntax:
>
> COMPUTE BeginDate=EndDate-(86400*14).
> EXE.
>
> FORMAT BeginDate (ADATE10).
>
> Let me know if it works.I think that should work...if it doesn't, someone
> else on the list will reply.
>
> -Ariel
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 11:47 AM, David Wright <
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>
> > I have a date variable (mm-dd-yyyy) which displays the payroll end date. I
> > need to calculate a payroll begin date that occurs 2 weeks prior to the
> > payroll end date. I've found several means to create a date and determine
> > length of time but none to create a date from a known date.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > David
> >
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