put  AbsentStopDate IS NOT NULL in the where clause. I think that should do
it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Broomfield [NEOCOM] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 5:26 PM
> To: ActiveServerPages
> Subject: SQL question
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a table containing Employee data with two date fields in
> AbsenceStartDate and AbsenceStopDate, I need to do a query that works out
> amount of days absent per Employee - I've got that sorted using DATEDIFF
> between the two dates.  My problem is that if AbsenceStopDate
> isNULL, which
> will happen if this query is run whilst someone is absent, my SQL
> statement
> fails, so my question is, can I in an SQL statement replace a
> NULL value in
> AbsenceStopDate with a date, and still run my DATEDIFF, I'd prefer to do
> this in one SQL statement rather than having to do it in ASP,
> although if I
> have to I'll pass the record set to my ASP page and do it from
> there I will.
>
> Thanks
> Paul
>
> Paul Broomfield
> NEOCOM
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> 50 Dalton Street
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>
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