Java tutorial
import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.Date; import java.util.GregorianCalendar; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { Calendar c1 = new GregorianCalendar(); Calendar c2 = new GregorianCalendar(); c1.set(2000, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0); c2.set(2001, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0); System.out.println(daysBetween(c1.getTime(), c2.getTime()) + " day(s) between " + args[0] + "-" + args[1] + "-" + args[2] + " and " + args[3] + "-" + args[4] + "-" + args[5]); } static final long ONE_HOUR = 60 * 60 * 1000L; public static long daysBetween(Date d1, Date d2) { return ((d2.getTime() - d1.getTime() + ONE_HOUR) / (ONE_HOUR * 24)); } }