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arkiboys
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
1433 Posts |
 Posted - 2013-05-08 : 06:52:04
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| hi,how do I get the last date of the first month in the quaretr?For example you are given the date: 31 march 2013The date I am after is to get 31 jan 2013My following sql only shows the first day of the quarter wheras I want to get the last day of it.Thanks |
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James K
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2013-05-08 : 09:09:52
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| [code]DATEADD(mm,1,DATEADD(qq,DATEDIFF(qq,0,YourDateColumnHere),0)-1)[/code] |
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arkiboys
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
1433 Posts |
Posted - 2013-05-08 : 09:56:04
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Originally posted by James K
DATEADD(mm,1,DATEADD(qq,DATEDIFF(qq,0,YourDateColumnHere),0)-1)
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Mike Jackson
Starting Member
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Posted - 2013-05-08 : 15:24:25
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| You might consider a calendar table. It takes a few minutes to setup but can save you lots of time in the future for search such as these.[url]http://sqlserver2000.databases.aspfaq.com/why-should-i-consider-using-an-auxiliary-calendar-table.html[/url]MJ |
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