Shouldn't it be: SELECT * FROM orders WHERE order_date >= '2010-01-01' AND order_date <= '2010-01-30' ORDER BY order_date;
? change the "=>" and repeat the column_name. Datetime should be datetime or timestamp; On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 8:25 AM, <sureshkumar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > What is the datatype of the column order_date. Give the full form of the > date for the between condition. > > Thanks > Suresh Kuna > MySQL DBA > ------Original Message------ > From: ML > To: mysql@lists.mysql.com > Subject: Selecting Dates > Sent: Feb 1, 2010 7:05 AM > > Hi All, > > Switching from Oracle to MySQL, I seem to be having some difficulty > selecting dates using between or even where >= and <= like: > > SELECT * FROM orders WHERE order_date BETWEEN='2010-01-01' AND '2010-01-30' > ORDER BY order_date; > > or > > SELECT * FROM orders WHERE order_date =>'2010-01-01' AND <= '2010-01-30' > ORDER BY order_date; > > Neither of these work. > > What am I missing? > > -ML > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=sureshkumar...@gmail.com > > > > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel -- Jim Lyons Web developer / Database administrator http://www.weblyons.com
