>>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?
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>
>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?
I am querying SQL Server table from VFP app. I will try your syntax then. Thank you.
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