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SQL Server Function to return half year number of days.

This function returns an integer of the number of days in the half year.

 

 IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[util].[uf_GetHalfYearDays]') 

 AND type IN (N'FN', N'IF', N'TF', N'FS', N'FT'))

 DROP FUNCTION [util].[uf_GetHalfYearDays]

 GO

 CREATE FUNCTION [util].[uf_GetHalfYearDays](

  @date DATETIME

 )

 RETURNS INTEGER

 WITH EXECUTE AS CALLER

 AS

 /**********************************************************************************************************

 * UDF Name: 

 * [util].[uf_GetHalfYearDays]

 * Parameters: 

 * @date datetime - The date to convert

 * Purpose: This function returns an integer of the number of days in the half year.

 *

 * Example:

  select [util].[uf_GetHalfYearDays](GETDATE())

 * 

 * Revision Date/Time:

 * August 1, 2007

 *

 **********************************************************************************************************/

 BEGIN

  -- declare variables

  DECLARE @result integer;

  DECLARE @month integer;

  DECLARE @halfdate DATETIME;

  

  -- determine half year date

  SET @halfdate = CAST(CAST(((((MONTH(@date) - 1) / 6) * 6) + 1) AS VARCHAR) + '-1-' + CAST(YEAR(@date) AS VARCHAR) AS DATETIME);

  -- calculate days 

  SET @result = DATEDIFF(DAY,@halfdate,@date);

  -- return results.

  RETURN @result;

  

 END;

 GO

 SELECT [util].[uf_GetHalfYearDays](GETDATE());

 GO

 

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