Calculates the number of years between two dates (Japanese rules)
Introduced in release: 1.2 Component: Generic Purpose:
Calculates the number of years between two given dates using Japanese rules as follows: If the number of years is greater than one then the denominator is 365 otherwise the denominator is the actual number of days in the year.
Results:
The fractional part is calculated on the basis of the number of days in the year following the rule above. The integer part is the actual number of years between the two dates.
Error Conditions:
Returned values should be ignored for a non-zero status. See Errors.
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