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Transact-SQL string and datetime functions

T-SQL Datetime functions

DATEADD function page 2

Taking the task 7.1.1 as example, let's consider addition of time interval to a date for some other DBMS

MySQL

MySQL has similar function with unsimilar parameters. Here is the syntax:

DATE_ADD(date, INTERVAL value addunit)

Where

date - the date which an interval is added to;

value - the interval value;

addunit - the interval type.

There are available the following interval types with selfdescribed names:


MICROSECOND
SECOND
MINUTE
HOUR
DAY
WEEK
MONTH
QUARTER
YEAR
SECOND_MICROSECOND
MINUTE_MICROSECOND
MINUTE_SECOND
HOUR_MICROSECOND
HOUR_SECOND
HOUR_MINUTE
DAY_MICROSECOND
DAY_SECOND
DAY_MINUTE
DAY_HOUR
YEAR_MONTH

The solution of our task for MySQL takes the form:

SELECT DATE_ADD((SELECT MAX(date) FROM pass_in_trip), 
             interval 7 day) next_wd;

next_wd
2005-12-06 00:00:00

To add the interval consisting of few time components, you can use the substring of standard representation of date/time. So, let's add 1 day and 3 hours to '2018-01-27T13:00:00':

SELECT DATE_ADD('2018-01-27T13:00:00' , interval '1T3'  DAY_HOUR);


2018-01-28 16:00:00

Addition of 1 day and 15 seconds to the same date will be the following:

SELECT DATE_ADD('2018-01-27T13:00:00', interval '01T00:00:15'  DAY_SECOND);


2018-01-28 13:00:15

PostgreSQL and Oracle

These DBMS do not use any function for addition of intervals. In this case ordinary operator "+" is used:

SELECT MAX("date") + interval '7' day next_wd 
FROM pass_in_trip;

Take into account character data type for interval value.

Addition of 1 day and 3 hours

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL has not composite intervals, so we should either express interval value in the terms of lesser interval

SELECT timestamp'2018-01-27T13:00:00' + interval '27'  hour;

or add two intervals

SELECT timestamp'2018-01-27T13:00:00' + interval '3' hour + interval '1' day;

In the same manner it could be done for addition of one day and 15 seconds, for example:

SELECT timestamp'2018-01-27T13:00:00' + interval '15' second + interval '1' day;

Oracle

Oracle uses composite intervals, for example (one day and 3 hours):

SELECT timestamp'2018-01-27 13:00:00' + interval '01 03'  DAY TO HOUR FROM dual;

or (1 day and 15 seconds):

SELECT timestamp'2018-01-27 13:00:00' + interval '01 00:00:15'  DAY TO SECOND FROM dual;

Naturally, we could add two simple intervals as in the case of PostgreSQL.

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SQL Problems and solutions

S. I. Moiseenko

Transact-SQL string and datetime functions

T-SQL Datetime functions

DATEADD function page 2

MySQL

PostgreSQL and Oracle