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**AGE(**//birthdate// [,//base date//]**)**

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| **AGE** | Returns elapsed time. |
| //birthdate// | A numeric expression for a standard date. |
| //base date// | A numeric expression for a standard date. If this parameter is omitted, the operating system date is used for the computation. |

The **AGE** procedure returns a string containing the time elapsed between two dates. The age return string is in the following format:

** 1 to 60 days         - 'nn DAYS'**

** 61 days to 24 months - 'nn MOS'**

** (2 years + 1 month) to 999 years - 'nnn YRS'**

| **Return Data Type:** | STRING |

**Example:**

**Message = Emp:Name & 'is ' & ****AGE****(Emp:DOB,TODAY()) & ' old today.'**

**See Also:**

[[standard date.htm|Standard Date]]

[[day  return day of month .htm|DAY]]

[[month  return month of date .htm|MONTH]]

[[year  return year of date .htm|YEAR]]

[[today  return system date .htm|TODAY]]

[[date  return standard date .htm|DATE]]