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Alan,

You could look at the TIMESTAMPDIFF scalar function.

I do not know the number of records in the file but you could perhaps use
the RRN function to make a join as well.

Something like (untested):
SELECT a.field1, b.field2, TIMESTAMPDIFF(8,a.timestamp,b.timestamp) AS
timediff
FROM filea a, filea b
WHERE RRN(a.filea) + 1 = RRN(b.filea)

If the RRN is not sequential (deleted records), also use the MIN function
(it requires a GROUP BY/HAVING-clause.

With regards,
Carel Teijgeler

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On 2-4-2010 at 15:08 Alan Shore wrote:

I have a non-keyed file that is in chronological order. The record
contains a timestamp field.
How can I use SQL to determine the time difference (in seconds and parts
of seconds) between one record and the next




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