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shebert
Yak Posting Veteran
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 Posted - 2009-12-11 : 13:39:28
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| SQL has a built in command called DATEADD which allows me to specify how many month to roll forward from a starting date….It does not however have a DATESUBTRACT to roll backwards from a starting date…any ideas how this is accomplished.Steve |
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doran_doran
Posting Yak Master
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Posted - 2009-12-11 : 13:42:03
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| just use the "-" minus sign before the number of month |
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder
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Posted - 2009-12-11 : 13:42:11
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| you can rollbackwards using negative value likeDATEADD(mm,-5,GETDATE()) will roll 5 months backwards from today |
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder
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Posted - 2009-12-11 : 13:42:37
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DATEADD ---is there DATESUBTRACT