SQL | Archived exercise | Show end date for given course

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Software ==> SQL  (198 exercises)
Version ==> Any version of SQL Server
Topic ==> Archived  (70 exercises)
Level ==> Relatively easy
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If you haven't already done so, run the stored procedure in the above folder to generate a database of training courses and delegates.  This exercise refers to columns from the following two tables:

SQL exercise - Avoiding scalar functions (image 1)

Each course product can have lots of instances of the course scheduled

Create a function called fnEndDate which takes in:

  • The start date of a course; and
  • The number of days it lasts

Your function should then return the end date of the course.

Use the DateAdd function to work out the end date: the syntax is DateAdd ( day, Number of days to add, Start date) .

Incorporate your function within a query to show the start and end dates of all courses which start and end within January 2010:

SQL exercise - Avoiding scalar functions (image 2)

You should see six courses

Optionally, save this query as Course end date function.sql, then close it down.

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