### Year (x)

Basic and Crystal syntax.

##### Arguments

x is a Date value or a DateTime value.

##### Returns

Whole Number

##### Action

Year extracts the year from a date and returns it as a Number.

##### Typical uses

Use this function any time you need to use a year, converted to a Number, in calculations or comparisons.

##### Examples

The following examples are applicable to Crystal syntax:

`Year({file.LAST INVOICE ON})`

Returns 1989, where the last invoice date was in 1989.

If Year({file.LAST UPGRADE}) < 1988 Then
"P.S. You are missing out on many of the benefits of our new, improved version."
Else
""

Prints a P.S. for those customers who last upgraded prior to 1988, and prints nothing for those customers who show a more recent upgrade.

`Year(CDateTime(1996, 3, 3, 10, 33, 20))`

Returns 1996.

##### Comments

This function is designed to work like the Visual Basic function of the same name.

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