Well dte_2dlcl is not a valid enddate for a start. You also need to make sure the dates are in the proper format the database understands.
If your using sql server http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa258269%28v=sql.80%29.aspx Russ -----Original Message----- From: Jay Birdsell [mailto:john_birds...@hotmail.com] Sent: 13 January 2011 19:41 To: cf-talk Subject: help w/ DateDiff() please The dateDiff () is killing me! can someone please look at this and help me clear my head. What I have is a db that tracks executive correspondence when drafts are due and when the final response is due. I need a report that will list any correspondence that has a draft or final date within 8 days of the run date (today). I've read that i should be able to do this right in the select statement. However I have found a clean concise example here is what I have tried so far; try # 1:: <cfquery name="final8" datasource="dev11g" > select dateDiff('d',#today#,'dte_2dlcl') as m from execcoresp000 </cfquery> Results:: Error - "DateDiff invalid identifier" try# 2 <cfquery name="final8" datasource="dev11g" > select dateDiff('d',#today#,'dte_2dlcl') as m from execcoresp000 where m < 8 </cfquery> Results: Error M invalid identifier try # 3 <cfquery name="final8" datasource="dev11g" > select dte_2dlcl from execcoresp000.correspondence where dateDiff('d',#today#,'dte_2dlcl')< 8 </cfquery> Results: Error - "DateDiff invalid identifier" The other error i tend to get is "Missing right parenthese" i really dont want to get in a bunch of nested loops to do this. any ideas? tia, jbird ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:340778 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
