# Does any one know how datefield component works?

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**Created:** [August 25, 2005, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-any-one-know-how-datefield-component-works/160430 "2005-08-25T21:36:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ineedsleep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Ineedsleep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ineedsleep)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-any-one-know-how-datefield-component-works/160430/1 "2005-08-25T21:36:56Z")

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I really am stuck with this!!!

how do I make it so I can count the number days from start to end using the datefield compoinet so the user can select the start day and then the end daye and work out how many days were in between.

I have no idea how to do this and have tried all of the help stuff in flash but its not so help ful!