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--- master:date_tester [2020/06/17 00:17] – [Date Range] Scott Cunliffe
+++ master:date_tester [2025/01/21 22:07] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 Dates can be entered in several formats, using a single year or a range of dates to span between.
-Dates can also be entered as specified dates, such as 2019, or using relative values such as Y-1 which will give you a corresponding date of last year.
+Dates can also be entered as literal dates, such as 2019, or using date calculation variables such as Y-1 which will give you a corresponding date of last year.
-=== Syntax ===
+==== Date Calculation Variables ====
+=== Variable Syntax ===
 ^ Syntax ^ Description ^
 | YYYY-MM-DD | ISO Date Format |
 | * | Today |
-| W | This Week |
+| W | Start of the Week |
-| P | The oldest Date |
+| P | The oldest date |
-| F | The most Future Date |
+| F | The most future date |
-| *±x | Today plus or minus number of days (x). |
+| M | The first day of the month |
-| M | The first day of this month |
+| m | The last day of the month. |
-| m | The last day of this month. |
 | Y | The first day of the year.  |
 | y | The last day of the year. |
-| M±x | The first day of the month plus or minus number of months (x). |
-| M±x±y | The first day of the month plus or minus number of months (x), plus or minus number of days (y). |
+=== Variable Syntax Examples ===
-| Y±x | The first day of the year plus or minus x months. |
-| Y±x±y | The first day of the year plus or minus number of years (x) plus or minus number of months (y). |
+^ Syntax ^ Description ^
-| Y±x±y±z | The first day of the year plus or minus number of years (x) plus or minus number of months (y) plus or minus number of days (z). |
+| Y-1:y-1 | January 1st to December 31st last year |
+| M-1:m-1 | 1st of last month to the last day of last month |
+| W-2:*   | 2 weeks ago until today |
 ==== Date Examples ====