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*add_hours Function

Syntax

dim newTime as T = *ADD_HOURS(time as T, hours as N)

Arguments

timeTime

A time value.

hoursNumeric

The number of hours to add to the time value. Hours can be a negative value.

Returns

newTimeTime

Returns the time value incremented by hours.

Description

Add hours to date or time.

Example

dim time as t
time = now()
? time
= 10/12/2017 08:54:05 89 am

dim increment as n
increment = round(rand()*100,0)
? increment
= 9

? *add_hours(time, increment)
= 10/12/2017 05:54:05 89 pm

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