Comments on: Oracle SQL: Use sysdate for start and end of previous month and year http://edwardawebb.com/database-tips/sysdate-determine-start-previous-month-year-oracle-sql get all his digital goodness 24/7 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:05:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: mark http://edwardawebb.com/database-tips/sysdate-determine-start-previous-month-year-oracle-sql/comment-page-1/#comment-2958 mark Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:46:36 +0000 http://edwardawebb.com/?p=454#comment-2958 Perfect solution for my requirement. Perfect solution for my requirement.

]]> By: Logan Ramirez http://edwardawebb.com/database-tips/sysdate-determine-start-previous-month-year-oracle-sql/comment-page-1/#comment-2928 Logan Ramirez Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:25:13 +0000 http://edwardawebb.com/?p=454#comment-2928 Love this! One modification I have is to 'include' the last day of the month by using the TRUNC function (like you did for year) to go from month1 to month2 at midnight (for example, July1 12:00AM to Aug1 12:00AM. > where end_time >= TRUNC(ADD_MONTHS(SYSDATE, -1),'MM') AND end_time <= TRUNC(SYSDATE,'MM'); That is, in this 'month' example, you go to the last day, but midnight of the last day of the month doesn't include that last 24hr day...I think.... Love this! One modification I have is to ‘include’ the last day of the month by using the TRUNC function (like you did for year) to go from month1 to month2 at midnight (for example, July1 12:00AM to Aug1 12:00AM.
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where
end_time >= TRUNC(ADD_MONTHS(SYSDATE, -1),’MM’) AND
end_time <= TRUNC(SYSDATE,'MM');

That is, in this 'month' example, you go to the last day, but midnight of the last day of the month doesn't include that last 24hr day…I think….

]]> By: gfichtne http://edwardawebb.com/database-tips/sysdate-determine-start-previous-month-year-oracle-sql/comment-page-1/#comment-2863 gfichtne Fri, 13 May 2011 11:40:37 +0000 http://edwardawebb.com/?p=454#comment-2863 Perfect - thanks so much for sharing. Perfect – thanks so much for sharing.

]]> By: jtaylor http://edwardawebb.com/database-tips/sysdate-determine-start-previous-month-year-oracle-sql/comment-page-1/#comment-426 jtaylor Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:07:26 +0000 http://edwardawebb.com/?p=454#comment-426 Thank you! It took me a long time to find, but this is just what I needed. Thank you! It took me a long time to find, but this is just what I needed.

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