Example of SQL Server Date Difference Calculation - QUARTER

1. Find the number of QUARTER between two dates with format Date - yyyy-mm-dd
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DECLARE @d1 DATETIME, @d2 DATETIME
SELECT
    @d1 = '2011-01-01',
    @d2 = '2012-12-31'
   
SELECT
    DATEDIFF(quarter, @d1, @d2) AS QuarterDiff
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Result Messages:
QuarterDiff
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7

(1 row(s) affected).


2. Find the number of QUARTER between two dates with format Date - mm/dd/yyyy
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DECLARE @d1 DATETIME, @d2 DATETIME
SELECT
    @d1 = '1/1/2011',
    @d2 = '12/31/2012'
   
SELECT
    DATEDIFF(quarter, @d1, @d2) AS QuarterDiff
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Result Messages:
QuarterDiff
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7

(1 row(s) affected)



3. Find the number of QUARTER between two dates with format Date - dd-mmm-yyyy
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DECLARE @d1 DATETIME, @d2 DATETIME
SELECT
    @d1 = '01-Jan-2011',
    @d2 = '31-Dec-2012'
   
SELECT
    DATEDIFF(quarter, @d1, @d2) AS QuarterDiff
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Result Messages:
QuarterDiff
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7

(1 row(s) affected)


Source:
http://syntaxhelp.com/SQLServer/DATEDIFF