Snippet Name: Months_Between function Description: The months_between function returns the number of months between date1 and date2. Also see:» FUNCTIONS: Deterministic » FUNCTIONS: Nested Functions » FUNCTIONS: IF statement » FUNCTIONS: date/time » FUNCTIONS: Sample functions » FUNCTIONS: drop » FUNCTIONS: Recompile » FUNCTIONS: DEBUG mode » FUNCTIONS: IN OUT parameter » FUNCTIONS: with output parameters » FUNCTIONS: with parameters » FUNCTIONS: without parameters » FUNCTIONS: Create function » FUNCTIONS: special restrictions » FUNCTIONS: System Privileges » IN Function » Built-In Functions: CASE » Built-In Functions: DECODE » SUBST and INSTR together » INSTR (InString) » SUBSTR (SubString) » String Functions: REVERSE » String Functions: LENGTH » String Functions: INSTR » String Functions: CONCAT » String Functions: CHAR » String Functions: INITCAP » String Functions: LOWER » String Functions: UPPER » Date Functions: NUMTOYMINTERVAL Comment: (none) Language: Highlight Mode: PLSQL Last Modified: February 28th, 2009
Description: The months_between function returns the number of months between date1 and date2.
Also see:» FUNCTIONS: Deterministic » FUNCTIONS: Nested Functions » FUNCTIONS: IF statement » FUNCTIONS: date/time » FUNCTIONS: Sample functions » FUNCTIONS: drop » FUNCTIONS: Recompile » FUNCTIONS: DEBUG mode » FUNCTIONS: IN OUT parameter » FUNCTIONS: with output parameters » FUNCTIONS: with parameters » FUNCTIONS: without parameters » FUNCTIONS: Create function » FUNCTIONS: special restrictions » FUNCTIONS: System Privileges » IN Function » Built-In Functions: CASE » Built-In Functions: DECODE » SUBST and INSTR together » INSTR (InString) » SUBSTR (SubString) » String Functions: REVERSE » String Functions: LENGTH » String Functions: INSTR » String Functions: CONCAT » String Functions: CHAR » String Functions: INITCAP » String Functions: LOWER » String Functions: UPPER » Date Functions: NUMTOYMINTERVAL
SELECT MONTHS_BETWEEN (TO_DATE ('2003/01/01', 'yyyy/mm/dd'), TO_DATE ('2003/03/14', 'yyyy/mm/dd')) FROM dual; returns -2.41935483870968 SELECT MONTHS_BETWEEN (TO_DATE ('2003/07/01', 'yyyy/mm/dd'), TO_DATE ('2003/03/14', 'yyyy/mm/dd')) FROM dual; returns 3.58064516129032
