Julian Day is defined in terms of Universal Time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_day


2018-08-29 22:33 GMT+02:00, David Raymond <david.raym...@tomtom.com>:
> Good to know. Is that actually documented anywhere? All I see is...
>
>
> https://www.sqlite.org/lang_datefunc.html
> "Format 11, the string 'now', is converted into the current date and time as
> obtained from the xCurrentTime method of the sqlite3_vfs object in use."
>
>
> https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/vfs.html
> "The xCurrentTime() method returns a Julian Day Number for the current date
> and time as a floating point value. The xCurrentTimeInt64() method returns,
> as an integer, the Julian Day Number multiplied by 86400000 (the number of
> milliseconds in a 24-hour day). SQLite will use the xCurrentTimeInt64()
> method to get the current date and time if that method is available (if
> iVersion is 2 or greater and the function pointer is not NULL) and will fall
> back to xCurrentTime() if xCurrentTimeInt64() is unavailable."
>
>
> Nothing seems to say "this (is/should be) in (UTC/localtime)" or even "the
> default vfs object gives UTC, but this is an implementation detail and
> should not be relied upon"
>
> Is there any way to know what you're getting? Or to explicitly ask for one?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sqlite-users [mailto:sqlite-users-boun...@mailinglists.sqlite.org] On
> Behalf Of Keith Medcalf
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 3:45 PM
> To: SQLite mailing list
> Subject: Re: [sqlite] Get data in one query
>
>
> ... don't forget that Date('now') returns the UT1 date, not the local (as in
> Wall Clock/Calendar) date ... date('now', 'localtime') gives the local date
> in accordance with the timezone where your computer thinks it is located and
> should always be accurate for 'now' but maybe not a few years in the past on
> Operating Systems that do not contain/use a full set of UT1 -> localtime
> (timezone) conversion rules (such as Windows).
>
> ---
> The fact that there's a Highway to Hell but only a Stairway to Heaven says a
> lot about anticipated traffic volume.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: sqlite-users [mailto:sqlite-users-
>>boun...@mailinglists.sqlite.org] On Behalf Of Cecil Westerhof
>>Sent: Wednesday, 29 August, 2018 12:46
>>To: SQLite mailing list
>>Subject: Re: [sqlite] Get data in one query
>>
>>2018-08-29 18:58 GMT+02:00 Cecil Westerhof <cldwester...@gmail.com>:
>>
>>> 2018-08-29 18:06 GMT+02:00 R Smith <ryansmit...@gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> SELECT SUM(Tot) AS Tot, SUM(Late) AS Late
>>>>   FROM (SELECT 1 AS Tot,  (time NOT LIKE '%:00') AS Late
>>>>           FROM messages
>>>>          WHERE date = DATE('now')
>>>>        )
>>>>
>>>
>>> Works like a charm. Thanks.
>>>
>>> I made it even more useful:
>>> SELECT Total
>>> ,       Late
>>> ,       CAST((Late * 100.0) / Total + .5 AS INTEGER) AS Percentage
>>> FROM    (
>>>     SELECT SUM(total) AS Total
>>>     ,      SUM(late)  AS Late
>>>     FROM  (
>>>         SELECT 1                      AS Total
>>>         ,      (time NOT LIKE '%:00') AS Late
>>>         FROM   messages
>>>         WHERE  date = DATE('now')
>>>     )
>>> )
>>>
>>
>>And even more useful:
>>SELECT date
>>,       Total
>>,       Late
>>,       CAST((Late * 100.0) / Total + .5 AS INTEGER) AS Percentage
>>FROM    (
>>    SELECT date
>>    ,      SUM(total) AS Total
>>    ,      SUM(late)  AS Late
>>    FROM  (
>>        SELECT date
>>        ,       1                      AS Total
>>        ,      (time NOT LIKE '%:00') AS Late
>>        FROM   messages
>>        WHERE  date >= DATE('now', '-7 days')
>>           AND date  < DATE('now')
>>    )
>>    GROUP BY date
>>)
>>ORDER BY date DESC
>>
>>--
>>Cecil Westerhof
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