Thread: difference between dates

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    difference between dates

    hi,i want to create 2 dates and find the number of days between them

    how do i create 2 dates of the dd/mm/yy format?
    then how to find the number of days between them?

    appreciate if some-one can give me a example on how to go about doing this.

    Thanking you,
    Rahul SK

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    Convert both dates to a time_t, using mktime()
    Then work out the difference (in seconds) using difftime().
    Seconds to days should be easy from there.
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