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Trininole
Yak Posting Veteran

83 Posts

Posted - 2010-05-12 : 15:22:20

How would i write the syntax if today's date was on a thursday and today's date is not located in the table called "holiday", how would i make it write "yes" if today's date is not in the table and "no" if it is in the table?

Roger DeFour

gavakie
Posting Yak Master

221 Posts

Posted - 2010-05-12 : 15:28:08

Would it only be todays date or any date?

Trininole
Yak Posting Veteran

83 Posts

Posted - 2010-05-12 : 15:28:31

It would be today's date

Roger DeFour

webfred
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

8781 Posts

Posted - 2010-05-12 : 15:33:36

[code]
-- making testdata
set nocount on
declare @holiday table (name_of_day varchar(30))
insert @holiday
select 'Monday' union all
select 'Tuesday' union all
select 'Wednesday' union all
select 'Friday'

if exists(select * from @holiday where name_of_day = datename(dw, getdate())
and datename(dw, getdate()) = 'Thursday')
begin
print 'no'
end
else
begin
print 'yes'
end
[/code]

No, you're never too old to Yak'n'Roll if you're too young to die.

gavakie
Posting Yak Master

221 Posts

Posted - 2010-05-12 : 15:43:53

Select datecolumn, case when date = getdate() then 'No' else 'Yes' End as columnname
from holiday

webfred
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

8781 Posts

Posted - 2010-05-12 : 15:56:56

quote:
Originally posted by gavakie

Select datecolumn, case when date = getdate() then 'No' else 'Yes' End as columnname
from holiday

This will not work because of the time part in getdate()

No, you're never too old to Yak'n'Roll if you're too young to die.

webfred
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

8781 Posts

Posted - 2010-05-12 : 15:57:36

I have misunderstood.
Here is my correction:

-- making testdata
set nocount on
declare @holiday table (holidate datetime)
insert @holiday
select '20100513' union all
select '20100512' union all
select '20100530' union all
select '20100529'



if exists(select * from @holiday where holidate = dateadd(dd,datediff(dd,0,getdate()),0) 
          and datename(dw, getdate()) = 'Thursday')
begin
	print 'no'
end
else
begin
	print 'yes'
end

You can test it also if you replace Thursday by Wednesday.

No, you're never too old to Yak'n'Roll if you're too young to die.

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