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raky
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767 Posts

Posted - 2008-08-20 : 07:17:35

hi,

I want to find the difference between two columns whose datatype is datetime in terms of noofdaysandtime.

Please help me.

Thanks...

madhivanan
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22864 Posts

Posted - 2008-08-20 : 07:22:10

Read about datediff function in sql server help file

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

raky
Aged Yak Warrior

767 Posts

Posted - 2008-08-20 : 07:25:29

quote:
Originally posted by madhivanan

Read about datediff function in sql server help file

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

i know how to find interms of noofdays

for eg select datediff(day,fromdate,todate)

but i want accurated diff between two dates in terms of noofdays along with time..plz help

madhivanan
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22864 Posts

Posted - 2008-08-20 : 07:28:36

quote:
Originally posted by raky

quote:
Originally posted by madhivanan

Read about datediff function in sql server help file

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

i know how to find interms of noofdays

for eg select datediff(day,fromdate,todate)

but i want accurated diff between two dates in terms of noofdays along with time..plz help

Can you post some sample and expected result?

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)

17689 Posts

Posted - 2008-08-20 : 08:21:04

quote:
Originally posted by raky

quote:
Originally posted by madhivanan

Read about datediff function in sql server help file

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

i know how to find interms of noofdays

for eg select datediff(day,fromdate,todate)

but i want accurated diff between two dates in terms of noofdays along with time..plz help

if you want the accuracy in terms of hour
then use dateadiff(hour, fromdate, todate)

or up to minute
dateadiff(minute, fromdate, todate)

KH
[spoiler]Time is always against us[/spoiler]

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2008-08-20 : 09:23:40

[code]SELECT CAST(DATEDIFF(ss,StartDate,EndDate)/86400 AS varchar(10))+ ' Days'
+ CAST((DATEDIFF(ss,StartDate,EndDate)%86400)/3600 AS varchar(10)) + ' Hours'
+CAST(((DATEDIFF(ss,StartDate,EndDate)%86400)%3600)/60 AS varchar(10)) + ' Minutes'
+CAST((((DATEDIFF(ss,StartDate,EndDate)%86400)%3600)/60)%60 AS varchar(10)) +' Seconds'[/code]

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