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Local SQL select for date=today

Hi team,

I'm trying to limit my extract from two tables to those records where ufsale = today

SELECT (trim(both " " from key1)+"/0 "+ g1.company) as receivercompany,
ulocname as locationname,
g1.zip as costcentre,
g1.contact as receiverattn,g1.phone1 as receiverph,
g1.address1,
g1.address2,
g1.city as address3
from Contact1 g1, contact2 g2
where g1.accountno =g2.accountno
and ufsale=getdate()

Using Access or SQL Server this would work fine, but for Local SQL what is the syntax for where ufsale=today?

Urgent help required for a simple question, note it is "Local SQL" as in Paradox,xBase

All help is appreciated.

Cheers
Bernard

Guy Hengel [angelIII / a3]

>and ufsale=getdate()

and ufsale>= convert(datetime, convert(varchar(10), getdate(), 120), 120)
and ufsale< dateadd(day, 1,convert(datetime, convert(varchar(10), getdate(), 120), 120))

BernardGBailey

ASKER

Hi AngelIII,

No joy with either,

Invalid use of keyword
Token:varchar(10)

I like the speed of response though :)

Cheers
Bernard

sathyagiri

SELECT (trim(both " " from key1)+"/0 "+ g1.company) as receivercompany,
ulocname as locationname,
g1.zip as costcentre,
g1.contact as receiverattn,g1.phone1 as receiverph,
g1.address1,
g1.address2,
g1.city as address3
from Contact1 g1, contact2 g2
where g1.accountno =g2.accountno
and ufsale=current_date

BernardGBailey

ASKER

Hi sathyagiri,

>and ufsale=current_date

Local SQL thinks current_date is a field so it comes up "invalid fieldname"

Sorry,

Cheers
bernard

Guy Hengel [angelIII / a3]

I see I overlooked that. Ignore my post, please

sathyagiri

Current_date is a function, so try current_date()

MikeOM_DBA

For "Local SQL", the date function may be different (on Paradox, xBase and FoxPro it's DATE()).

If you want to code "generic" SQL, you would need to create a 'getdate()' function for each those DB's that have another name for this function.

BernardGBailey

ASKER

Hi sathyagiri.

>and ufsale=current_date()

"capability not supported"

Cheers
Bernard

BernardGBailey

ASKER

Hi MikeOM,

>and ufsale=DATE()

"Invalid use of keyword"

I already tried this, sorry.

Cheers
Bernard

sathyagiri

What is the version of your LOCAL SQL?

BernardGBailey

ASKER

Hi Sathyagiri,

I'm using database tour.

Cheers
bernard

sathyagiri

Try using just DATE instead of DATE()

BernardGBailey

ASKER

Hi Sathyagiri,

>and ufsale=DATE

"Invalid use of keyword
Token:DATE"

I guess this means there is another format of DATE we haven't arrived at yet.

Cheers
Bernard

suhinrasheed

TRY and ufsale=sysdate

or

check if above is not wrking

ufsale=(select sysdate from dual)

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BernardGBailey

ASKER

Hi MikeOM_DBA

Thnaks this will do in the meantime until I can get Vitaly to fix the issue.

Cheers
Bernard