What specific error are you getting when you use that change in delimiters
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| That still does not solve my problem.
|
| "Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]" wrote:
|
| > You need to modify the query, like this:
| >
| > SELECT taskowner, sum(hours) as sumofhours FROM Results where perDate >=
| > #::startdate::# AND perDate <= #::enddate::# group by taskowner order by
| > taskowner
| >
| > See:
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;284843&Product=fp2002
| >
| > --
| > ~ Kathleen Anderson
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > Spider Web Woman Designs
| > web:
http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
| >
| >
| > | > > The following sql code does work
| > >
| > > SELECT taskowner, sum(hours) as sumofhours FROM Results where perDate >=
| > > #1/8/2005# AND perDate <= #31/8/2005# group by taskowner order by
| > > taskowner
| > >
| > > But the following sql does not work
| > >
| > > SELECT taskowner, sum(hours) as sumofhours FROM Results where perDate >=
| > > ::startdate:: AND perDate <= ::enddate:: group by taskowner order by
| > > taskowner
| > >
| > > I think it is because of the startdate and enddate parameter that the user
| > > enters but I can not figure out how to remedy the problem.
| > >
| > > Thanks
| > >
| > >
| > > "Ronx" wrote:
| > >
| > >> Date is a reserved word - date() is a function that returns today's
| > >> date.
| > >> You are effectively asking for today's date between two other dates -
| > >> which is nonsense.
| > >> Either rename the column in the database from Date to opDate (or
| > >> something else),
| > >> or place [] brackets around Date:
| > >>
| > >> SELECT taskowner, sum(hours) as sumofhours FROM Results where [Date]
| > >> >=
| > >> '::startdate::' AND [Date] <= '::enddate::' group by taskowner order
| > >> by taskowner
| > >>
| > >> --
| > >> Ron Symonds
| > >> Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
| > >> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
| > >>
| > >> | > >> > Hi
| > >> >
| > >> > I am trying to make an sql query that finds data between two dates a
| > >> > user
| > >> > enters. The data needs to be grouped to eliminate nonunique
| > >> > entries.
| > >> >
| > >> > This is the SQL I tried:
| > >> >
| > >> > SELECT taskowner, sum(hours) as sumofhours FROM Results where Date
| > >> > >=
| > >> > '::startdate::' AND Date <= '::enddate::' group by taskowner order
| > >> > by
| > >> > taskowner
| > >> >
| > >> > startdate and enddate are dates entered by the user prior to pushing
| > >> > a
| > >> > submit button at which point the query is generated. This code does
| > >> > not
| > >> > work. What is the problem?
| > >> >
| > >> > Thanks
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>
| >
| >
| >
