Sql - find if date is between two dates - mysql

I have a field of FromDate and a field of ToDate.
I am looking for the rows that today is between the "from" and "to"
select * from job
where job.type='manager'
and '2014-01-22' between job.FromDate and job.ToDate
The query does not throw an exception , and it even returns some rows. But it isn't right- the rows it returns do not have the dates I am looking for.
P.S. the date format I am using is the correct one for my DB.

Try this
select * from job
where job.type='manager'
and job.FromDate <= '2014-01-22' and job.ToDate >= '2014-01-22'

Comparing dates is often tricky, especially if the values are stored as datetime and not date. The time components can affect the comparison. Another possibility is that ToDate is NULL for the most recent records. Here is one way to fix this:
select *
from job
where job.type ='manager' and
date('2014-01-22') between date(job.FromDate) and date(coalesce(job.ToDate, '2099-12-31'))
However, the use of the function on the columns can make the query less efficient. Instead, you might try:
select *
from job
where job.type ='manager' and
job.FromDate < '2014-01-23' and
(job.ToDate >= '2014-01-22' or job.ToDate is null);

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MSAccess: Return query for specific date from datetime value

I am trying to run a query from a linked table in MS SQL Server that has a datetime field. I'm trying to run a simple query to search for records for a specific date (#03/24/2018#), but since the datetime field has the time as well, I am not getting any records unless I specify the time range using BETWEEN with the time (Between #03/24/2018 00:00:00 AM# And #03/24/2018 11:59:59 PM#).
Original query which does not return desired output:
SELECT *
WHERE MyDateTimeField) = #3/24/2018#;
Query
SELECT *
WHERE MyDateTimeField) Between #3/24/2018 00:00:00 AM# And #3/24/2018 23:59:59#);
Is there a workaround to this as to not have to use a BETWEEN operator with the time?
To avoid time portion, check forMyDateTimeFieldequal/greater than searched day and less than next day:
SELECT *
FROM MyTable
WHERE
MyDateTimeField >= #3/24/2018#
AND
MyDateTimeField < DateAdd("d",1,#3/24/2018#);
In opposite of convertingMyDateTimeFieldto date, this does not prevent index usage and handlesNullValues onMyDateTimeField.

SQL query doesn't work on a specific day

I have a weird problem in mysql!
my query is
SELECT * FROM aa WHERE problemTime>= '2016/03/20' AND problemTime<= '2016/04/20'
the result of this query is nothing , but when I change the first time to 2016/03/19 or 2016/03/21 I have the following result! I mean these queries
SELECT * FROM aa WHERE problemTime>= '2016/03/21' AND problemTime<= '2016/04/20'
or
SELECT * FROM aa WHERE problemTime>= '2016/03/19' AND problemTime<= '2016/04/20'
the result in both time ( 19th and 21th) is
but when I use 20th the result is noting
my main table is
I change the format of time from 2016/03/20 to 2016-03-20 ( I mean change / to - ) but it doesn't have change too!
whats the problem?
You should really be running a query like this if your problemTime column is datetime type:
SELECT * FROM aa
WHERE
problemTime>= str_to_date('2016/03/20', '%Y/%m/%d') AND
problemTime <= str_to_date('2016/04/20', '%Y/%m/%d')
Don't rely on implicit conversions between string and date.. leave your table data alone and ensure you explicitly convert your where clause parameters to the same data type as in the table. Also remember that a date "without" a time is actually midnight on the day in question, and midnight is like zero, it's the first thing that happens on any given day. A time of 6am on a given date, is after midnight, so a query that asks for dates less than or equal to midnight on a particular date means the 6am date will be excluded
This is general good DB practice; do not convert table data where possible, because it can cause huge performance hits and wrong results
Your column "problemTime" have date with time. Do not convert table data, change your where clause (add time).
SELECT * FROM aa WHERE problemTime>= '2016/03/20 00:00:00' AND problemTime<= '2016/04/20 23:59:59'
Try this as per SQl Server.
SELECT * FROM aa
WHERe cast(problemTime AS date) between '2016/03/21' AND '2016/04/20'

mysql filter by date and time separately

I have to perform a query on a MySQL database.
I have a table with records, have a column called "date" (the date type), and a column called "time" (type. Integer is stored by multiplying the time of day by 60. eg 8 am is stored as 480).
Unfortunately, the format of this table can not be modified.
My table stores attentions of doctors on call. The doctors on duty working in two shifts: from 8-20, and 20-8.
I need to know the amount of attention for every doctor.
My query must be filtered by date range and shift.
The problem is that, in the case of doctors working at the turn of 20-8, I have to consider a change of day. (sorry for my bad English).
What I have done is this, this would be an example to date of yesterday, and doctors shift 20-8.
SELECT * FROM attentions WHERE (date >= '2015-07-23' and time >=1200) and (date <= '2015-07-24' and time <480)
the query does not work at all.
Supposing the date field is called: 'a_date' with format 'yyyy-mm-ss' and the time field is a number, the query should be:
SELECT * FROM attentions WHERE (date(a_date) >= '2015-07-23' and time >=1200) and (date(a_date) <= '2015-07-24' and time <480)
Can you check using between?
SELECT * FROM attentions WHERE date between '2015-07-23' and '2015-07-24' and time between 1200 and 480
I think you can also use this -
SELECT * FROM ***** where CREATED_DATETIME between '2015-03-12 00:00:00' and '2015-05-11 00:00:00';

mySQL query between two dates and two times

I would like to query a mySQL table to pull out data between two dates and two times. I know how to do this for a single "datetime" column using the "between" call but my columns are one "date" column, and one "time" column. All the solution I can find online are for single datetime columns.
My ranges go from "day1" at 15:30 to day1+1day at 15:14
So far I can get the following range (which works):
SELECT time,
close
FROM intraday_values
WHERE date="2005-03-01"
and time between "15:30" and "23:59"
But I obviously need to incorporate 2 dates and two times. I have tried the following but get an error:
SELECT time,
close
FROM intraday_values
between date="2005-03-01"
and time="15:30"
and date="2005-03-02"
and time = "15:14"
Could someone help me formulate the query correctly? Many thanks
Not sure if your date field is indexed. If they are then the "concat" examples others have given may not perform very well.
As an alternative you can use a query of the form:
select *
from foo
where (date > lower_date and date < upper_date) -- technically this clause isn't needed if they are a day apart
or (date = lower_date and time >= lower_time)
or (date = upper_date and time <= upper_time)
It's not pretty but it works and will allow mysql to make use of indexes on the date field if they exist.
So your query would be
SELECT time,
close
FROM intraday_values
where (date > "2005-03-01" and date < "2005-03-02")
or (date = "2005-03-01" and time >= "15:30")
or (date = "2005-03-02" and time <= "15:14")
Use concat to combine these two column and cast it to datetime for the best results
SELECT
time,close
FROM
intraday_values
where
cast(concat(date," ",time) as datetime)
between
cast("2005-03-01 15:30") as datetime
and cast("2005-03-02 15:14") as datetime

Mysql Select with Dates and maybe Case when

im having a problem where i cant think of a solution, maybe im having a bad table-structure or i just dont know enough about mysql select commands to think of a good solution. Maybe you can help me out:
So i got a table that has a Column with the Date-format (yyyy-mm-dd) i wanted to select all upcoming dates so i did:
SELECT * WHERE date >= now.
This worked kinda well but i also got "dates" where only the year is entered (2014-00-00) i also wanted to select these but "now" is already bigger so i made another column with the year only and if the month, date or both arent known i will use 0000-00-00 and the Column "year" now i could select like this:
SELECT * WHERE date >= now AND year >=now(year)
Now all entrys with 0000-00-00 wont be selected. If i use OR the entrys from last year will be shown.
So thats my problem, is there any way i can change my table so i can have entries with only the year or only year and month and of course all together? I already considered get rid of the date-format and use simple INT with seperated columns for year, month and date. But i think i will have the same problem.
Sometimes i just want to do a capsuled select like
SELECT *
WHERE (date >= now AND year >= now(year))
OR date == "0000-00-00" (i know that this doesnt work)
If I understood your problem correctly, you could use this request:
WHERE (date >= now OR year > now(year))
There is probably a simpler way though, that would preserve your design, like initializing at January 1st (01-01) instead of 00-00
I think you can use this code:
$_SESSION['month'] = //set here your selected month
$_SESSION['year'] = //set here your selected year
SELECT * FROM table WHERE DATEPART(m,date) >= '".$_SESSION['month']."' AND DATEPART(yyyy,year) >= '".$_SESSION['year']."' AND date <> '0000-00-00'
Change your table structure format. Actually just allow for that field to have null value when not entered. By default it will be null then. You shouldn't be storing 0000-00-00 as a value for Date type field. I would rather leave it as null , or as suggested in some of previous answers, initialize it with some other date. It would be much easier to manipulate with database then.
the problem is that half of you write is not MySQL and your database schema is terrible...
You have the following problems:
column data date does not have the date data type.
To fix it, you need to add a cast to the select statement eg. cast(datecolumn as date)
select * from table where cast(datecolumn as date) >= '2014-01-10';
the way to use now date is using the now function.
select now(), date(now());
result> 2014-01-10 11:11:36, 2014-01-10
select * from table where cast(datecolumn as date) >= date(now());
Because your datecolumn is not a date (2014-00-00 is not a valid date), you need to use string manipulation to extract the year.
select substring('2014-01-01', 1,4)
result> 2014
select * from table where substring(datecolumn, 1,4) = year(now());
The comparassion operator is = and not ==
the select statement syntax looks like this (pay attention because you are missing the table in your statement)
select * from [Table] where [column] = condition ...
You probably need or instead of ands, therefore your query should look like this:
select * from FooTable where
cast(datecolumn as date) >= date(now())
or substring(datecolumn, 1,4) >= year(now())
or datecolumn = '0000-00-00'
You should use something like phpmyAdmin or mySQL workbench to test your sql queries before try to use them on php, java or whatever is your programing language.