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SQL Select with DateTime and Int
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Visual FoxPro
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Databases,Tables, Views, Indexing and SQL syntax
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01669054
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>Hi,
>
>I wonder what I am doing wrong in this case. Here is the SQL Select (simplified):
>
>*-- The fields in SQL Server table:
>*-- PurchDate - Datetime
>*-- Years - Integer (from 1 to 100)
>dToday = date()
>cWhereExpr = "'" + DTOS( cToday ) "' >= (PurchDate + Years) "
>select * from MyTable where cWhereExpr
>
>
>Example: PurchDate is 2018-01-05 and Years is 10. But the record is included in the resulting query.
>Shouldn't the PurchDate + Years being much higher than the current date?
>
>UPDATE: I think my problem is that I have to convert Years into years since SQL Server sees it as Days. But how? Should I multiply the Years by 365? Or there is a better way to convert the int number into years?
dToday = date()
cWhereExpr = ['] + DTOS( cToday ) [' >=DATEADD(year, Years, PurchDate) ]
select * from MyTable where cWhereExpr
I'm confused. Your example is using pure VFP but you said you query SQL Server table?
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