kam <> wrote: > I have records with a date field: dDateServ D (I am displaying a > string but the date field is a type 'date') > > 1. 02/15/2006 > 2. 03/15/2006 > 3. 04/15/2006 > 4. 05/15/2006 > 5. 06/15/2006 > 6. 07/15/2006 > 7. 08/15/2006 > 8. 09/15/2006 > > I want a LOCATE statement something like this: > > LOCATE FOR dDateServ <= date(2006,06,18) > > I want record #5 - the max date that satisfies the for clause.
You said SQL so I'll give that answer: Select top 1 dDateServ from yourTable Where dDateServ <= ?lDate Order by 1 desc Stephen Russell DBA / .Net Developer Memphis TN 38115 901.246-0159 "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. http://spaces.msn.com/members/srussell/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/475 - Release Date: 10/13/2006 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
