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DateDiff_BIG Function

DateDiff_BIG Function

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SQL Server 2016 introduces the DATEDIFF_BIG function that allows you to obtain date differences between larger date ranges. DateDiff_Big returns bigint.

Here is a small example:

SELECT DATEDIFF_BIG(SECOND, '19000101', '20180403') [Big Difference]
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