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it assigns to dt end a date that is five years prior to the date in dtsomething<br />
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It subtracts five from the year portion then reconstitutes the date from the new year value and the same day and month
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it assigns to dt end a date that is five years prior to the date in dtsomething

It subtracts five from the year portion then reconstitutes the date from the new year value and the same day and month

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so basicly it returns the date five years earlier?
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so basicly it returns the date five years earlier?

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What does this code do?<br />
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dtEnd = DateSerial(Year(dtSomethin<wbr />g) - 5, Month(dtSomething), Day(dtSomething))
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What does this code do?

dtEnd = DateSerial(Year(dtSomething) - 5, Month(dtSomething), Day(dtSomething))

VB.net date code

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