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w1102157
Yak Posting Veteran
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 Posted - 2012-08-02 : 05:32:32
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| Hi Guys ,i am trying to find out the number of days between two dates and i am running the following queryDATEDIFF(d, ElementStartDate, ElementEndDate)however can i alter thsi query to say if the ElementEndDate is -1 then state no end date? |
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Lumbago
Norsk Yak Master
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Posted - 2012-08-02 : 05:57:23
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| For the datediff to work you need to compare two columns with data type date/datetime (unless you're using varchar and relying on implicit conversion which you really shouldn't), and -1 is not a valid date/datetime value.- LumbagoMy blog-> http://thefirstsql.com |
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder
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Posted - 2012-08-02 : 09:44:24
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Originally posted by w1102157
Hi Guys ,i am trying to find out the number of days between two dates and i am running the following queryDATEDIFF(d, ElementStartDate, ElementEndDate)however can i alter thsi query to say if the ElementEndDate is -1 then state no end date?
Isnt ElementEndDate a datetime field? How can it have a value of -1?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SQL Server MVPhttp://visakhm.blogspot.com/ |
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DateDIFF query help