Re: date comparison query

2012-03-17 Thread Hal�sz S�ndor
2012/03/16 13:30 -0400, Simon Wilkinson My query for this is as follows: select * from table where table.date1 - table.date2 between 28425600 and 29030400; I would not count on that subtraction s yielding a meaningful number: the types are not Unix timestamps. I would use TIMEST

Re: date comparison query

2012-03-16 Thread Baron Schwartz
Simon, It's likely that when you specify the times as integer literals they are being converted to something you don't expect. You can use EXPLAIN EXTENDED followed by SHOW WARNINGS to see what's happening; it might be interesting and educational. I would specify the times you want as datetime lit