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subtract year from getdate()

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nilaavu
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18 Posts

Posted - 2007-01-19 : 12:17:33

How can I subtract a year from getdate() to get the Previos year date ?
Thanx

SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

30421 Posts

Posted - 2007-01-19 : 12:33:40

SELECT DATEADD(year, -1, GETDATE())

But beware of leap year! If today is february 29, the query above will get either february 28, or march 1 previous year.

Peter Larsson
Helsingborg, Sweden

Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)

7020 Posts

Posted - 2007-01-19 : 15:23:28

quote:
Originally posted by Peso

SELECT DATEADD(year, -1, GETDATE())

But beware of leap year! If today is february 29, the query above will get either february 28, or march 1 previous year.

Peter Larsson
Helsingborg, Sweden

It will return Feb 28 if today is Feb 29. It works the same if you subtract one month from Dec 31; it returns Nov 30.

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