Mike, you did a wonderful job at analysis (identifying the 6 cases) but I
think a series of visual clues would have made a simpler query more
obvious. Here's how I understand the issue (I am a more visual thinker)
Start with the case of needing to see if a new record (NR) overlaps with
an
Sean, you definately got me :)
Your solution is simpler and much more elegant!
Had the visual aids here on paper, but I'm not as good
with the ascii art as you.
I definately learned something!
Thanks!
-Mike
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Mike, you did a wonderful job at analysis
(identifying
Hello all,
I have a TA table to record TA UNAVAILABLE times.
This table is quite simple. It has a TAID number, a start date and an
end date.
tbl_schedule {
TAID integer,
starts datetime,
ends datetime }
A valid entry would be a TA whose id is 1 and between 17:00 and 18:00 he
is busy.
So:
Hi C.F.
I'm new to the list, so please excuse me if I'm
answering out-of-turn from the pro's here.
I think the answer is to also check if the
BusyTime_start is between start and end of the
attempted scheduled.
ie:
WHERE
(TAID = 1) AND
(('2005-10-27 17:30' BETWEEN starts AND ends) OR
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Hello all,
I have a TA table to record TA UNAVAILABLE times.
This table is quite simple. It has a TAID number, a start date and an
end date.
tbl_schedule {
TAID integer,
starts datetime,
ends datetime }
A valid entry would be a TA
