Matthew,

Depending on what database, you should have a TO_DATE() or DATE() function
that you can cast your dd/mm/yyyy to a date field in the select statement.

select to_date(yyyy, mm, dd) mydate
from dual
where mydate >= '11/05/2005'
and mydate <= '11/04/2005'

Look in the help files or the manual for the correct syntax/function for the
database your using.

HTH

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 11 May 2005 07:17
To: php-general@lists.php.net
Subject: [PHP] SQL Date guru in the house?


Hi All,

I have a small problem.  

I have a project in which someone has got three integer fields for
holding the date.   DD, MM, YYYY in an sql database.    I now have to
have a page that inputs two dates and select records between those two
dates.    

If I had a date field in the table it would be fairly simple, but I'm
hoping to do this search/comparison without having to rewrite the
pages/database that has already been designed.


Start Date:     11/05/2005
End Date:       11/04/2005
SELECT * FROM blah WHERE mm BETWEEN 04 AND 05 AND dd BETWEEN 11 AND 11
AND yyyy BETWEEN 2005 AND 2005

Doesn't work for obvious reasons.      Is there any way that I can do
this date comparison I the SQL statement without having a decent date
field?
My apologies as this is australian date format and this list is in the
US I think?
Regards
Matthew





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