Re: Select data for current week only - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Thomas Kellerer
Subject Re: Select data for current week only
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Msg-id h76jnp$eir$1@ger.gmane.org
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In response to Select data for current week only  (BlackMage <dsd7872@uncw.edu>)
Responses Re: Select data for current week only  (Sam Mason <sam@samason.me.uk>)
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BlackMage wrote on 27.08.2009 20:09:
> I've been trying to figure this problem out with just using sql but I'm not
> sure how too. I have a table that holds events for each week but I only want
> to select events happening for the current week(Mon-Sun). So can anyone help
> me out with this just using sql? I've accomplished it sorta using php but
> only within the current 7 day range(example Thursday-Thursday) but not by
> the week.

SELECT *
FROM the_table
WHERE extract(week from the_date_column) = extract(date from current_date);

> The field I am using for sorting is a Date type with the format yyyy-mm-dd
> hh:mm:ss .

A date column does not have a format :)

Thomas


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