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Re: SQL query

From: longinus <longinus_at_zeus.polsl.gliwice.pl>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 02:49:39 +0100
Message-ID: <3BF9B6B3.FB1741FF@zeus.polsl.gliwice.pl>


there is a problem as the End_date field is a string-type, and it seems as it compares only first two digits of the string. how to make oracle 8 to compare the whole string?

longinus schrieb:
>
> How to choose using SQL language the record that has status 'not
> reached' and the minimal end_date?
>
> table description:
>
> SQL> desc t_milestones
> Name Null? Type
> ------------------------------- -------- ----
> NAME VARCHAR2(50)
> DEADLINE VARCHAR2(10)
> END_DATE VARCHAR2(10)
> STATUS VARCHAR2(15)
> MILESTONESID NOT NULL NUMBER(5)
> PROJ_ID NUMBER
Received on Mon Nov 19 2001 - 19:49:39 CST

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