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Running
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Reports
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All
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reports
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run
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through
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the
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reporting
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module
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support
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the
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following
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inputs:
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- Values
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- for
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- each
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- of
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- the
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- parameters
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- that
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- the
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- Report
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- Definition
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- requires.
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- These
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- values
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- may
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- be
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- either
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- fixed,
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- or
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- may
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- be
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- specified
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- as
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- compatible
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- runtime
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- expressions.
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- Runtime
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- expressions
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- are
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- currently
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- limited
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- to
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- the
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- following:
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Name | Description |
|---|---|
${now} |
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The |
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exact |
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date/time |
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that |
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the |
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report |
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actually |
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runs |
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$ |
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{start_of_today} |
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The |
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same |
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as |
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${now}, |
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except |
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with |
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the |
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time |
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set |
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to |
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midnight |
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at |
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the |
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start |
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of |
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the |
...
day |
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$ |
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{end_of_today} |
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The |
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same |
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as |
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${now}, |
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except |
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with |
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the |
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time |
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set |
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to |
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the |
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last |
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millisecond |
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of |
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the |
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day |
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$ |
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{start_of_last_month} |
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Relative |
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to |
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${now}, |
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this |
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is |
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midnight |
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on |
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the |
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first |
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day |
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of |
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the |
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preceeding |
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month |
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$ |
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{end_of_last_month} |
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Relative |
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to |
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${now}, |
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this |
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is |
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the |
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last |
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millisecond |
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of |
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the |
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last |
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day |
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of |
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the |
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preceeding |
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month |
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$ |
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{generatedBy} |
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The |
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user |
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who |
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requested |
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that |
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the |
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report |
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be |
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run |
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$ |
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{generationDate} |
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The |
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date |
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that |
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the |
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report |
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was |
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generated, |
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usually |
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the |
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same |
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as |
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${now} |
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Any
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of
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the
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above
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expressions
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that
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return
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Dates
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can
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also
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contain
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date
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"arithmetic".
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For
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example,
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let's
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say
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you
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have
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a
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report
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that
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takes
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in
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2
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parameters
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named
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"startDate"
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and
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"endDate".
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If
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you
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want
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to
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run
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a
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Report
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that
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covers
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the
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previous
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week,
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you
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could
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specify:
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startDate
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=
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$
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{start_of_today-7d}
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and
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endDate
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=
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$
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{end_of_today-1d}.
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The
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arithmetic
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supports
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expressions
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in
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the
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format
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of
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either
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"+"
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or
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"-",
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followed
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by
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a
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number,
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followed
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by
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the
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units
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(either
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d
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(days),
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w
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(weeks),
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m
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(months),
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y
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(years),
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h
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(hours).
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You
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can
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also
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have
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multiple
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expressions
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together.
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So,
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you
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could
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have
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$
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{now-5d+2w-5m+6h}
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and
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this
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would
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evaluate
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to
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a
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particular
...
date.
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