Then you need a reference table of dates, so you can query what IS NOT there. You can hit this table like this:
select date from datetable where date BETWEEN x AND y and date NOT IN (select distinct date from reservation where date between x AND y) right? -jc Barney Boisvert wrote: >here's a timeline in days (if you don't have fixed-width font, C&P >into something that does): > >123456789 >xxx reservation 1 > xxx reservation 2 > x reservation 3 > qqqqq desired range > >there are two possible days available: 4 and 6. That's the problem >he's trying to solve. > >cheers, >barneyb > >On 7/28/05, Jennifer Larkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Something like this wouldn't handle them >>where arrivaldate >= #arrivaldate# and departuredate <= #departuredate# >> >>? >> >>Maybe I don't understand what you are trying to do? >> >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:213229 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54