The age function returns the age at the time of timestamp (in completed years) of somebody born on date_of_birth.
Syntax:
age(timestamp, date_of_birth)
Can be an expression.
Return data type: numeric
Arguments:
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| timestamp | The timestamp,or expression resolving to a timestamp, up to which to calculate the completed number of years. |
| date_of_birth | Date of birth of the person whose age is being calculated. Can be an expression. |
Examples and results:
These examples use the date format DD/MM/YYYY. The date format is specified in the SET DateFormat statement at the top of your load script. Change the format in the examples to suit your requirements.
Example 1:
age('25/01/2014', '29/10/2012')
Returns 1.
Example 2:
age('29/10/2014', '29/10/2012')
Returns 2.
Example 3:
Add the example script to your document and run it. Then add, at least, the fields listed in the results column to a sheet in your document to see the result.
Employees:
LOAD * INLINE [
Member|DateOfBirth
John|28/03/1989
Linda|10/12/1990
Steve|5/2/1992
Birg|31/3/1993
Raj|19/5/1994
Prita|15/9/1994
Su|11/12/1994
Goran|2/3/1995
Sunny|14/5/1996
Ajoa|13/6/1996
Daphne|7/7/1998
Biffy|4/8/2000
] (delimiter is |);
AgeTable:
Load *,
age('20/08/2015', DateOfBirth) As Age
Resident Employees;
Drop table Employees;
The resulting table shows the returned values of age for each of the records in the table.
| Member | DateOfBirth | Age |
|---|---|---|
| John | 28/03/1989 | 26 |
| Linda | 10/12/1990 | 24 |
| Steve | 5/2/1992 | 23 |
| Birg | 31/3/1993 | 22 |
| Raj | 19/5/1994 | 21 |
| Prita | 15/9/1994 | 20 |
| Su | 11/12/1994 | 20 |
| Goran | 2/3/1995 | 20 |
| Sunny | 14/5/1996 | 19 |
| Ajoa | 13/6/1996 | 19 |
| Daphne | 7/7/1998 | 17 |
| Biffy | 4/8/2000 | 15 |
