RE: SQL Date Math - Where's the data?

Take a look at this part of your statement:

between current_date and (current_date - 30 days)


Seems to me it should be:

between (current_date - 30 days) and current_date


<grin>

Charles

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 1:10 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: SQL Date Math - Where's the data?

So...when I do this...
SELECT date(substr(char(sudate),1,4) concat '-' concat
substr(char(sudate),5,2) concat '-' concat
substr(char(sudate),7,2)), current_date, (current_date - 30
days) FROM michael/sumslsp

I get this (abridged):
DATE CURRENT DATE Date expression
2007-11-12 2007-11-13 2007-10-14
2007-11-12 2007-11-13 2007-10-14

But when I do this:
SELECT * FROM michael/sumslsp WHERE
date(substr(char(sudate),1,4) concat '-' concat
substr(char(sudate),5,2) concat '-' concat
substr(char(sudate),7,2)) between current_date and
(current_date - 30 days)

I get this:
No data selected for output.

Obviously there are records returned...like millions
actually. What's up with that?
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