# 2 Dates Difference Actionscript Help!

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**Created:** [September 3, 2006, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-dates-difference-actionscript-help/199531 "2006-09-03T19:12:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-dates-difference-actionscript-help/199531/1 "2006-09-03T19:12:25Z")

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I’m quite new to actionscript, but I know all about getDate();  
getHours(); etc. But my quesion is how can I get Flash to find the difference (in days) between two dates that the user enters? For example if I have six input text boxes and I call them:

day1  
month1  
year1

day2  
month2  
year2

respectively, how can I get a dynamic text box called, say, “output” to find the difference between two dates that the user enters into the six text boxes, e.g.

day1 - The user enters 03  
month1 - The user enters 09  
year 1 - The user enters 2006

day2 - The user enters 25  
month2 - The user enters 12  
year2 - The user enters 2006

How do I get Flash to find the difference between today and Christmas? Thanks in advance.