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SQL and date fields

How do I return records from table with dates less than
or greater than mm/dd/yy
the min(dd/mm/yy) or max(dd/mm/yy)
don't seem to work

thanks

javiertb

You say that this code doesn't work?
Select * from table1 where table1.date>'dd/mm/yy'

The problem might be in the date format you have in your system.
You can use FormatDateTime function or you should check your
win.ini file and look for the [intl] section where the variable sShortDate must be the date format you need.

Regards,
Javi

John Culkin

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I don't want to find all dates greater than a certain date
I need to find the maximum date, ie the last date in a field.
by the way my sshortdate is ok.

many thanks

john
ps last(dd/mm/yy) doesnt seem to work either

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vyga

SQL's like:select max(tdate) from timesliporselect min(tdate) from timeslipor select min(tdate) from timeslipwhere tdate>'mm/dd/yy'really work. All you need is to construct SQL you need runtime.Let's say this way:QueryTimeslip.SQL.Clear;QueryTimeslip.SQL.Add('select min(tdate) from timeslip');QueryTimeslip.SQL.Add('where tdate>'+DateToStr(someDate));QueryTimeslip.Open;or you may use FormatDateTime('mm/dd/yy',someDate) instead of DateToStr(). This function is safer. Using DateToStr() you must sure that global variables shortDateFormat and DateSeparator are set to correct values.vyga

John Culkin

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sorry about the delay Ive been on holidayThanksJohn