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3-Jul-14 5:14

Hello- can you give me any example scenarios/questions for writing a complex SELECT statements? My intention is to improve my SQL skills.

Richard MacCutchan3-Jul-14 5:22

Richard MacCutchan

3-Jul-14 5:22

Start at http://www.w3schools.com/sql/[^].

data modeling guy3-Jul-14 20:02

3-Jul-14 20:02

Thanks

PIEBALDconsult3-Jul-14 5:53

PIEBALDconsult

3-Jul-14 5:53

Sure, try implementing a Turing Machine in SQL.

You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

data modeling guy3-Jul-14 20:03

3-Jul-14 20:03

Thanks

Eddy Vluggen3-Jul-14 11:24

Eddy Vluggen

3-Jul-14 11:24

data modeling guy wrote:

Hello- can you give me any example
scenarios/questions for writing a complex SELECT statements? My intention is to
improve my SQL skills.

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Mycroft Holmes3-Jul-14 14:20

Mycroft Holmes

3-Jul-14 14:20

No no no these suggestions expect him to do the work and write the queries, it sounds like he wants YOU to write the queries and he will study them.

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data modeling guy3-Jul-14 20:05

3-Jul-14 20:05

Thanks Eddy. I Did some more google search and found some more. Cheers!

SQL convert(datetime, number) wrong?

Jörgen Andersson3-Jul-14 20:28

Jörgen Andersson

3-Jul-14 20:28

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Miller Nguyen29-Jun-14 16:38

Miller Nguyen

29-Jun-14 16:38

I tried this

SQL

select convert(datetime, 41818) as mydate

result

SQL

2014-06-30 00:00:00.000

In Excel, it should be

6/28/2014

It's always 2 days in advance

Please help!

Thanks a lot

PIEBALDconsult29-Jun-14 17:45

PIEBALDconsult

29-Jun-14 17:45

Why do you think it's wrong?

SELECT DATEDIFF ( dd , '1900-01-01' , '2014-06-30' )
SELECT DATEADD ( dd, 41818 , '1900-01-01' )

Miller Nguyen wrote:
In Excel, it should be

What do you mean "it should be" ?

You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

Miller Nguyen29-Jun-14 22:41

Miller Nguyen

29-Jun-14 22:41

I don't say it's wrong, that's why I put the QUESTION MARK in the topic.

I just wonder why Excel and SQL are giving different result

Bernhard Hiller29-Jun-14 21:19

Bernhard Hiller

29-Jun-14 21:19

What the f...? You are right, I tested it.
Look at day number 0: with SQL Server, it is Jan 1, 1900; with Excel: Jan 0, 1900.
The next bug is the leap year: Excel treats 1900 as a leap year (that's wrong!), while SQL Server correctly knows that 1900 is not a leap year.
In sum, those differences account for the 2 days difference in current dates.