There's an easier way to do this without using variables.
SELECT 'The diff in years ' + DATEDIFF(YEAR, MIN(birthdate), MAX(birthdate))
FROM hr.employees
As Sean pointed out, you can't use a variable for your interval as it's not a string.
Luis C.
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