i have problem in datetime my_table (start_date datetime,stop_date datetime); insert into my_table values ('Sun May 13 16:19:27 2001 JAVT','Sun May 13 14:06:13 2001 JAVT') select stop_date-start_date from my_table the result is "@ 2 hours 13 mins 14 secs" but i want result in minutes(integer) not interval have idea ?? plz help me thanks Nizomi ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]