>Hi,
>when I try to select with a numeric or character comparison in the where-part, it functions OK.
>But how can I use a time/date comparison in the where-part?
>I use this query and put it in the sourceproperty of an ADO command object:
>SELECT N_ID,C_NAME,C_PLATE,D_STARTDATE, .... FROM database WHERE D_STARTDATE = CTOD('09-09-2001')
>I understand that the CTOD command doesn't exist where (in ADO) the query runs, but I really need to select by date...
>
>TIA ET

It depends on what your backend database accepts as valid syntax for dates. SQL Server for example accepts dates coded as '9/9/2001' so the query that you send to the backend would look like:

SELECT N_ID,C_NAME,C_PLATE,D_STARTDATE, .... FROM database WHERE D_STARTDATE = '09-09-2001'

HTH