# age - script and chart function

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:

Age 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.

Example 3 results

| 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 |