At 16:23 -0700 8/17/02, Todd Schacherl wrote:
>Hi Folks,
>
>I have a MYSQL table with timeIn and a timeOut columns and I'm trying to
>figure
>out if I can calculate the difference within a SELECT statement.  Both
>fields are type TIME (e.g., 00:00:00).

What units do you want the result in?  To get the difference in seconds,
use:

TIME_TO_SEC(timeOut) - TIME_TO_SEC(timeIn)

If you want the difference as a TIME, pass that result to SEC_TO_TIME().

>Thanks,
>
>Todd Schacherl
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end
>up being governed by your inferiors. -Plato


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