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Subtract dates as string

Discussion in 'Scripting' started by saifshk17, Feb 21, 2021.

  1. saifshk17

    saifshk17

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    Hi,

    How do I subtract 7 days from yesterday's date? Do I have to use DateTime()? Or is there another way to achieve this?
    I believe I must take today's date to find out what yesterday was and then subtract 7 days from it. So

    string yesterday = "2021/02/20";
    string SevenDaysPrior = "2021/02/14";

    Code (CSharp):
    1. string today = System.DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy/MM/dd");
     
  2. Kurt-Dekker

    Kurt-Dekker

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