Re: mysql DATETIME substraction problem/?

2002-11-04 Thread Benjamin Pflugmann
Hi. On Mon 2002-11-04 at 15:24:19 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > More appropriately, use curdate()feature from within sql. > > select * where date= < curdate()-1; Two points: - How does this relate to the origianl question? He wanted to know how to calculate a time interval. - The above h

RE: mysql DATETIME substraction problem/?

2002-11-04 Thread Black, Kelly W [PCS]
TED] Subject: Re: mysql DATETIME substraction problem/? Hello. On Sun 2002-11-03 at 10:44:43 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello! > > I am working on an analysis that is very much dependent on calculating > time differences in seconds. The most simple example: > > I have 3

Re: mysql DATETIME substraction problem/?

2002-11-04 Thread Benjamin Pflugmann
Hello. On Sun 2002-11-03 at 10:44:43 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello! > > I am working on an analysis that is very much dependent on calculating > time differences in seconds. The most simple example: > > I have 3 variables: time_begin (DATETIME) time_end (DATETIME) and elapsed_ > sec

NO PROBLEM: Re: mysql DATETIME substraction problem/?

2002-11-04 Thread Jim Hogan
On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, gerald_clark wrote: > You can't just subtract datetime fields. Check the date and time functions > in the manual. Thanks, I should know I run the risk of posting a RTFM/FAQ when I'm tired! I got off track by misinterpreting "In MySQL Version 3.23, you can use + and - inste

re: mysql DATETIME substraction problem/?

2002-11-04 Thread Egor Egorov
Jim, Sunday, November 03, 2002, 8:44:43 PM, you wrote: JH> I am working on an analysis that is very much dependent on calculating JH> time differences in seconds. The most simple example: JH> I have 3 variables: time_begin (DATETIME) time_end (DATETIME) and elapsed_ JH> seconds (INT). The dat

Re: mysql DATETIME substraction problem/?

2002-11-04 Thread gerald_clark
You can't just subtract datetime fields. Check the date and time functions in the manual. Jim Hogan wrote: Hello! I am working on an analysis that is very much dependent on calculating time differences in seconds. The most simple example: I have 3 variables: time_begin (DATETIME) time_end (D