David, Select (DateTime1 - DateTime2) * 24 * 60 * 60 >From Dual ;
Oracle date arithmetic results are in fractional days, so the above gets you the number of seconds between two Date datatype arguments. Of course you can go ahead and multiply 24*60*60 to get Seconds/Day, but I prefer to leave it that way so it's more obvious what my intent is. Jack -------------------------------- Jack C. Applewhite Database Administrator/Developer OCP Oracle8 DBA iNetProfit, Inc. Austin, Texas www.iNetProfit.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] (512)327-9068 -----Original Message----- David M Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 9:48 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Is it possible to calculate seconds using SQL? For example, I'd like to subtract these two time to get difference in seconds: 10:20:32 - 10:25:29 Thanks, David -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jack C. Applewhite INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
