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resultssql = "SELECT * FROM testtable where name = '" & request("name") & "' AND fromd >= '" & getdatefrom & "' AND fromd <= '" & getdateto & "'"
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The column in the table is set as a varchar field with the actual dates resembling "January 1, 2007". So I try wrapping the "getdate" variables in something like a formatdatetime() function, but that only works for the variables. If I try wrapping it around the column name it throws an error at me. Can anyone help with the statement or maybe provide an alternative select that works better. Is there any way to format the column text in the table as your selecting it?
Thank you in advance
- resultssql = "SELECT * FROM testtable
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where name = '" & request("name") & "' AND
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cast(fromd as datetime) >= '" & getdatefrom & "' AND
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cast(fromd as datetime) <= '" & getdateto & "'"
getdatefrom and getdateto can be varchar, but it would be nice if they were in the form '20070101' or '1/1/2007' so the implicit conversion is not tricky.
cast() will convert a string that looks like "January 1, 2007" to 2007-01-01 00:00:00 which will allow you to evaluate >= and <= correctly.
Tom
