>> > I'm trying to figure out how to select records from an events
>>> database which (from today) will take place on next weekend. The
>>> table has a from_date and a to_date fields, among other. I've found a
>>> way mixing PHP with SQL, but I'm curious to know if is there a neat
>>> and pure SQL version using the built-in date functions in mySQL.
>>
>>Can you explain differently or give some more detail? Perhaps show some
>>actual table data, show what output you want, state explicitly in words what
>>you want to accomplish and explain what the problem is. I'm sure I (and any
>>number of others can help), but I don't understand the problem based on what
>>you've written.
>
>Sorry, I'll try to explain better. I want to develop a php/mysql
>based agenda of city activities, and these are stored in a table
>with id,type,title,description and from_date and to_date fields. A
>pseudo query which would retrieve what I need would be:
>
>select * from city_agenda where from_date<='next_sunday' and
>to_date>='next_saturday';
>
>But I do not see how to get 'nex_saturday' and 'next_sunday' using
>mySQL date functions. With PHP is easy to find out these dates and
>pass them to the select, but I wonder if is there a pure SQL version
>of this.
>
>Anyone?
>
>TIA
>
>Llorenc Sole
>Maresme Netcom, S.L.
Sir, the following retrieves the date for the Sunday of the current
week that runs from Sunday to Saturday. Use Data_add() to add 7 and
13 days for next Sunday and the following Saturday.
SELECT Date_sub(
Now(),
Interval If(Weekday(Now()) = 6, 0, Weekday(Now()) +
1) day
)
Bob Hall
Know thyself? Absurd direction!
Bubbles bear no introspection. -Khushhal Khan Khatak
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