Agreed - haven't figured out how to do that yet - any hints?

(I am reading the help on the Extract command, which looks promising but not 
sure if it applies to stored procedures - and if it can be done in a 
sub-query.  This is at the limits of my knowledge of what stored procedures 
can do, hence the question!)

John Bird

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd Martin" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [DUG-Offtopic] Firebird SQL question


> Only store the date to the closest second, rather than millisecond.
>
>> Is there a way to write a query which groups together slightly differeing
>> times - the current query is
>>
>> Select  Snapshot_date, Count(Table1.Snapshot_date) from Table1
>> Group by Snapshot_Date
>>
>> The problem is that the table is updated by a stored procedure which is 
>> very
>> fast, but does take a few milliseconds to run so the Group By usually
>> produces 2 or 3 lines.
>>
>> Is there either:
>> 1 - a way to query so that the group by does not care about say a 1 
>> second
>> discrepancy?
>>
>> 2 - Or Alternatively a way to force the exact same date/time into the 
>> stored
>> procedure below - I guess it would mean
>> replacing the 'NOW' parameter below with a fixed Date/Time set at the
>> beginning of the stored procedure...
>>
>> In the stored procedure the code uses a subquery - simplified essence is 
>> as
>> below:
>>
>> BEGIN
>>  FOR SELECT
>> Table2.Field1 as Param1,
>> Table3.Field2 as Param2
>> FROM Table2,Table3
>>
>> WHERE
>> ......
>> .......
>> ......
>> INTO
>> :Param1,
>> :Param2
>>
>> DO
>> BEGIN
>> Select
>> Insert into Table1
>> (Field1,
>> Field2,
>> Snapshot_date)
>> VALUES
>> (:param1,
>> :Param2,
>> 'NOW')
>> END
>>
>> SUSPEND
>>
>>
>> John
>> John Bird
>> JBCL
>> Contact:
>> [email protected]
>> 03-3844527,  027 4844528
>> http://jbclnz.googlepages.com
>> http://www.jbcl.co.nz
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "PDS - John" <[email protected]>
>> To: "'NZ Borland Developers Group - Offtopic List'"
>> <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:15 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DUG-Offtopic] Small favour
>>
>>
>>> Hi Peter
>>>
>>> I would be interested too what others think about this issue, so please 
>>> do
>>> NOT response offlist, thanks:)
>>>
>>> This issue is similar to mine on the DUG list "Re: [DUG] HELP! : 
>>> Windows7
>>> 64
>>> bits - Delphi install issues".
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:offtopic-
>>>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Hyde
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, 11 November 2009 3:40 p.m.
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: [DUG-Offtopic] Small favour
>>>>
>>>> Hi there,
>>>>   I wonder, is anyone out there running Win7/64 bit and has time to
>>>> do a brief install/runs check for me?
>>>>
>>>> Virtual chocolate fish for the first response. Or a TurboNote+
>>>> product licence, whichever you prefer <g>.
>>>>
>>>> Please respond offlist, thanks!
>>>>
>>>> cheers,
>>>> peter
>>>>
>>>>
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