DATETIME field

I have a CreatedDate column of type datetime. I am trying to query for
CreatedDate = somedate, but not results are returned. I understand this is
because the time is also included in the data will never equal a specific
date. BOL recommends doing a string comparison using LIKE; however, it
doesn't return results either. Any suggestions?
WBWB,
What is the datatype somedate? Try CONVERTing CreatedDate to a format that
doesn't include the time:
SELECT CreatedDate FROM YourTable
WHERE CONVERT(char(8), CreatedDate, 112) = somedate
-Andy
"WB" <none> wrote in message news:OGPSuu4PFHA.1236@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>I have a CreatedDate column of type datetime. I am trying to query for
> CreatedDate = somedate, but not results are returned. I understand this
> is
> because the time is also included in the data will never equal a specific
> date. BOL recommends doing a string comparison using LIKE; however, it
> doesn't return results either. Any suggestions?
> WB
>|||somedate is usually an entry like '04/12/2005'
"Andy Williams" <f_u_b_a_r_1_1_1_9@.y_a_h_o_o_._c_o_m> wrote in message
news:%23dR1D84PFHA.2604@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> WB,
> What is the datatype somedate? Try CONVERTing CreatedDate to a format
that
> doesn't include the time:
> SELECT CreatedDate FROM YourTable
> WHERE CONVERT(char(8), CreatedDate, 112) = somedate
> -Andy
> "WB" <none> wrote in message news:OGPSuu4PFHA.1236@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
specific
>|||> somedate is usually an entry like '04/12/2005'
But is that April 12th or December 4th? You can Google this group and find
tons of dicussions on this topic.
Good luck.
-Andy|||Try type 101 instead of 112, although it should work either way.
"WB" <none> wrote in message news:eUren%234PFHA.2788@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> somedate is usually an entry like '04/12/2005'
> "Andy Williams" <f_u_b_a_r_1_1_1_9@.y_a_h_o_o_._c_o_m> wrote in message
> news:%23dR1D84PFHA.2604@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> that
> specific
>|||> BOL recommends doing a string comparison using LIKE;
BOL is WRONG, in my opinion.
If you want to find values for today, use a range query:
DECLARE @.dt SMALLDATETIME
SET @.dt = DATEADD(DAY, 0, DATEDIFF(DAY, 0, GETDATE()))
SELECT columns FROM table
WHERE dateColumn >= @.dt
AND dateColumn < (@.dt + 1)
This is my signature. It is a general reminder.
Please post DDL, sample data and desired results.
See http://www.aspfaq.com/5006 for info.
however, it
> doesn't return results either. Any suggestions?
> WB
>|||I suggest you check out http://www.karaszi.com/SQLServer/info_datetime.asp
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"WB" <none> wrote in message news:OGPSuu4PFHA.1236@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>I have a CreatedDate column of type datetime. I am trying to query for
> CreatedDate = somedate, but not results are returned. I understand this i
s
> because the time is also included in the data will never equal a specific
> date. BOL recommends doing a string comparison using LIKE; however, it
> doesn't return results either. Any suggestions?
> WB
>