Wednesday, 30 March 2011

SQL Server DATEADD

SQL Server DATEADD() Function
Definition and Usage
The DATEADD() function is adds or subtracts a specified time interval from a date.

Syntax

DATEADD(datepart,number,date)

Where date is a valid date expression and number is the number of interval you want to add. The number can either be positive, for dates in the future, or negative, for dates in the past.

datepart can be one of the following:


datepart
Abbreviation
yearyy, yyyy
quarterqq, q
monthmm, m
dayofyeardy, y
daydd, d
weekwk, ww
weekdaydw, w
hourhh
minutemi, n
secondss, s
millisecondms
microsecondmcs
nanosecondns


ExampleAssume we have the following "Orders" table:

OrderId
ProductName
OrderDate
1Jarlsberg Cheese2008-11-11 13:23:44.657


Now we want to add 45 days to the "OrderDate", to find the payment date.
We use the following SELECT statement:


SELECT OrderId,DATEADD(day,45,OrderDate) AS OrderPayDate
FROM Orders

Result:

OrderId
OrderPayDate
12008-12-26 13:23:44.657

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