LifeDates

Function Name:

LifeDates

Description:

This function returns the life dates for a given individual. If birth and/or death dates are not available, the function will give the baptism, christening and/or burial dates instead, if these are known.

Minimum FH Version:

2 (or 3.1 if using 2nd parameter)

No. of Parameters:

2

Return Type:

Text

Parameter 1:

A reference to an Individual whose life dates you wish to display

Parameter 2:

This optional parameter can be used to modify the behaviour of the function.

STD	No modifications. The default.
EXT	If no dates are available, return estimated dates instead, preceded by a tilda '~'. With birth dates, the estimated date is the estimated earliest possible birth date. With death dates, the estimated date is the estimated latest possible death date.

Examples:

=LifeDates(%INDI%)

=LifeDates(%INDI%, EXT)