Do the MySQL GREATEST() and LEAST() functions work with dates?
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I'm working with dates in MySQL and was wondering if I could use the GREATEST() and LEAST() functions. A quick google didn't turn up an obvious answer, so I'm turning to stackoverflow.
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I'm working with dates in MySQL and was wondering if I could use the GREATEST() and LEAST() functions. A quick google didn't turn up an obvious answer, so I'm turning to stackoverflow.
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asked Apr 29 '15 at 20:14
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Would it be so hard toSELECT GREATEST(DATE('2015-03-01'),DATE('2014-03-01')), LEAST(DATE('2015-03-02'),DATE('2014-03-02'))?
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I'm working with dates in MySQL and was wondering if I could use the GREATEST() and LEAST() functions. A quick google didn't turn up an obvious answer, so I'm turning to stackoverflow.
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asked Apr 29 '15 at 20:14
lucaslucas
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I'm working with dates in MySQL and was wondering if I could use the GREATEST() and LEAST() functions. A quick google didn't turn up an obvious answer, so I'm turning to stackoverflow.
mysql
mysql
asked Apr 29 '15 at 20:14
lucaslucas
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asked Apr 29 '15 at 20:14
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asked Apr 29 '15 at 20:14
lucaslucas
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asked Apr 29 '15 at 20:14
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asked Apr 29 '15 at 20:14
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Would it be so hard toSELECT GREATEST(DATE('2015-03-01'),DATE('2014-03-01')), LEAST(DATE('2015-03-02'),DATE('2014-03-02'))?
– symcbean
Apr 29 '15 at 20:58
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Would it be so hard toSELECT GREATEST(DATE('2015-03-01'),DATE('2014-03-01')), LEAST(DATE('2015-03-02'),DATE('2014-03-02'))?
– symcbean
Apr 29 '15 at 20:58
Would it be so hard to
SELECT GREATEST(DATE('2015-03-01'),DATE('2014-03-01')), LEAST(DATE('2015-03-02'),DATE('2014-03-02')) ?– symcbean
Apr 29 '15 at 20:58
Would it be so hard to
SELECT GREATEST(DATE('2015-03-01'),DATE('2014-03-01')), LEAST(DATE('2015-03-02'),DATE('2014-03-02')) ?– symcbean
Apr 29 '15 at 20:58
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Yes!
mysql> SELECT start_date, end_date, GREATEST(start_date, end_date) FROM budgets LIMIT 1;
+------------+------------+--------------------------------+
| start_date | end_date | GREATEST(start_date, end_date) |
+------------+------------+--------------------------------+
| 2015-08-01 | 2016-08-31 | 2016-08-31 |
+------------+------------+--------------------------------+
mysql> SELECT start_date, end_date, LEAST(start_date, end_date) FROM budgets LIMIT 1;
+------------+------------+-----------------------------+
| start_date | end_date | LEAST(start_date, end_date) |
+------------+------------+-----------------------------+
| 2015-08-01 | 2016-08-31 | 2015-08-01 |
+------------+------------+-----------------------------+
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Yes!
mysql> SELECT start_date, end_date, GREATEST(start_date, end_date) FROM budgets LIMIT 1;
+------------+------------+--------------------------------+
| start_date | end_date | GREATEST(start_date, end_date) |
+------------+------------+--------------------------------+
| 2015-08-01 | 2016-08-31 | 2016-08-31 |
+------------+------------+--------------------------------+
mysql> SELECT start_date, end_date, LEAST(start_date, end_date) FROM budgets LIMIT 1;
+------------+------------+-----------------------------+
| start_date | end_date | LEAST(start_date, end_date) |
+------------+------------+-----------------------------+
| 2015-08-01 | 2016-08-31 | 2015-08-01 |
+------------+------------+-----------------------------+
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Yes!
mysql> SELECT start_date, end_date, GREATEST(start_date, end_date) FROM budgets LIMIT 1;
+------------+------------+--------------------------------+
| start_date | end_date | GREATEST(start_date, end_date) |
+------------+------------+--------------------------------+
| 2015-08-01 | 2016-08-31 | 2016-08-31 |
+------------+------------+--------------------------------+
mysql> SELECT start_date, end_date, LEAST(start_date, end_date) FROM budgets LIMIT 1;
+------------+------------+-----------------------------+
| start_date | end_date | LEAST(start_date, end_date) |
+------------+------------+-----------------------------+
| 2015-08-01 | 2016-08-31 | 2015-08-01 |
+------------+------------+-----------------------------+
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Yes!
mysql> SELECT start_date, end_date, GREATEST(start_date, end_date) FROM budgets LIMIT 1;
+------------+------------+--------------------------------+
| start_date | end_date | GREATEST(start_date, end_date) |
+------------+------------+--------------------------------+
| 2015-08-01 | 2016-08-31 | 2016-08-31 |
+------------+------------+--------------------------------+
mysql> SELECT start_date, end_date, LEAST(start_date, end_date) FROM budgets LIMIT 1;
+------------+------------+-----------------------------+
| start_date | end_date | LEAST(start_date, end_date) |
+------------+------------+-----------------------------+
| 2015-08-01 | 2016-08-31 | 2015-08-01 |
+------------+------------+-----------------------------+
answered Apr 29 '15 at 20:14
lucaslucas
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Yes!
mysql> SELECT start_date, end_date, GREATEST(start_date, end_date) FROM budgets LIMIT 1;
+------------+------------+--------------------------------+
| start_date | end_date | GREATEST(start_date, end_date) |
+------------+------------+--------------------------------+
| 2015-08-01 | 2016-08-31 | 2016-08-31 |
+------------+------------+--------------------------------+
mysql> SELECT start_date, end_date, LEAST(start_date, end_date) FROM budgets LIMIT 1;
+------------+------------+-----------------------------+
| start_date | end_date | LEAST(start_date, end_date) |
+------------+------------+-----------------------------+
| 2015-08-01 | 2016-08-31 | 2015-08-01 |
+------------+------------+-----------------------------+
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Would it be so hard to
SELECT GREATEST(DATE('2015-03-01'),DATE('2014-03-01')), LEAST(DATE('2015-03-02'),DATE('2014-03-02'))?– symcbean
Apr 29 '15 at 20:58