SQL | Setting criteria using WHERE exercise | List all the events occurring in February 2005

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Create a query which lists out all of the events which took place in February 2005:

February 2005 events

Your query should return these two events.

 

To put it another way, list out all the events which took place between 1st February 2005 and 28th February 2005.

Save this query as February 2005, then close it down.

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skibochi   Reply to skibochiReply
04 Feb 20 at 04:06

SELECT EventName AS 'WHAT',

EventDate AS 'WHEN'

FROM tblEvent

WHERE EventDate BETWEEN '2005-02-01' AND '2005-02-28';

GRSB3   Reply to GRSB3Reply
22 Nov 19 at 13:21

--1st


SELECT *
FROM
tblEvent
WHERE EventDate LIKE '2005-02%'

--2nd

SELECT *
FROM
blEvent
WHERE EventDate BETWEEN '2005-02-01' AND '2005-02-28'

Andy B   Reply to Andy BReply
22 Nov 19 at 14:36

Use the YEAR function for an even easier way ...

GRSB3   Reply to GRSB3Reply
26 Nov 19 at 16:00

SELECT *
FROM tblEvent
WHERE Year(EventDate) = '2005' AND Month(EventDate) = '2'

SELECT *
FROM tblEvent
WHERE Year(EventDate) = '2005'
AND Month(EventDate) = '2'
AND DAY(EventDate) BETWEEN '1' AND '28'

Andy B  
26 Nov 19 at 16:05

Better - but you shouldn't put the inverted commas round the numbers, as they aren't text!

maryam   Reply to maryamReply
27 Jul 18 at 19:57

select *
from [dbo].[tblEvent]
where DATEPART(yyyy, EventDate) = 2005 and
      DATEPART(month, EventDate) = 2

Andy B   Reply to Andy BReply
29 Jul 18 at 09:28

There's an easier way to do this - any offers, anyone?

MrLama   Reply to MrLamaReply
31 Oct 18 at 17:39

SELECT    EventName AS What,
        EventDate AS [When]
FROM  tblEvent
WHERE EventDate between '2005-02-01' and '2005-02-28'

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