help, help!!! I am trying to write sql script that will get the datediff from the bl_term_dt of the 1st row and the bl_eff_dt of the 2nd row. then get the datediff of the bl_term_dt of the 2nd row and bl_eff_dt of the 3rd row and so on. Any suggestions?

bl_ck bl_eff_dt bl_term_dt
52790 2006-01-01 00:00:00.000 2006-03-31 00:00:00.000
52790 2006-04-01 00:00:00.000 2006-06-30 00:00:00.000
52790 2006-07-01 00:00:00.000 2007-01-31 00:00:00.000
52790 2007-02-01 00:00:00.000 9999-12-31 00:00:00.000

How about a Cursor...?

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- Vijay G
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Happyqv has the right idea. Select the data into a cursor in the particular order your looking for. Then step through the data row by row. Saving the previous rows data into variables. Then compare if the variable (previous row value) is the same as the current row value.

(Just expanding on happyqv's comment)

I just posted a similar cursor related question. If you want take a look at that code in the other post.

Rob, it would help him better if you posted the link of that thread here...

In fact it is not happyQv, it is happyGv stands for "G Vijay" ;) no harm in that being mispelt

Cheers.

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- Vijay G
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Thanks Guys I appreciate you help....

So, did you manage to get it solved? If so what is that you did to accomplish that? How about sharing it here.

cheers.

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- Vijay G
Strive for Perfection

-- Try this logic.

Create table datecompare (bl_ck int, bl_eff_dt datetime, bl_term_dt datetime)
go
insert into datecompare (bl_ck, bl_eff_dt, bl_term_dt) values (52790, convert(datetime,'2006-01-01 00:00:00.000'), convert(datetime,'2006-03-31 00:00:00.000'))
insert into datecompare (bl_ck, bl_eff_dt, bl_term_dt) values (52790, convert(datetime,'2006-04-01 00:00:00.000'), convert(datetime,'2006-06-30 00:00:00.000'))
insert into datecompare (bl_ck, bl_eff_dt, bl_term_dt) values (52790, convert(datetime,'2006-07-01 00:00:00.000'), convert(datetime,'2007-01-31 00:00:00.000'))
insert into datecompare (bl_ck, bl_eff_dt, bl_term_dt) values (52790, convert(datetime,'2007-02-01 00:00:00.000'), convert(datetime,'9999-12-31 00:00:00.000'))
go

Declare @Prev_bl_eff_dt datetime
Declare @Prev_bl_term_dt datetime
Declare @Cur_bl_ck int
Declare @Cur_bl_eff_dt datetime
Declare @Cur_bl_term_dt datetime
Declare @PrintMe Varchar(1200)

DECLARE X_Cursor CURSOR FOR
select bl_ck, bl_eff_dt, bl_term_dt from datecompare order by bl_ck, bl_eff_dt, bl_term_dt

OPEN X_Cursor
   FETCH NEXT FROM X_Cursor INTO @Cur_bl_ck, @Cur_bl_eff_dt, @Cur_bl_term_dt

set @Prev_bl_eff_dt = @Cur_bl_term_dt
-- set @Prev_bl_term_dt = @Cur_bl_term_dt

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
   BEGIN
         set @PrintMe = 'Current bl_ck = ' + convert(char(24),@Cur_bl_ck) + '||'
         set @PrintMe = @PrintMe + 'Current bl_eff_dt = ' + convert(char(12),@Cur_bl_eff_dt,101) + '||'
         set @PrintMe = @PrintMe + 'Current bl_eff_dt = ' + convert(char(12),@Cur_bl_eff_dt,101) + '||'
         set @PrintMe = @PrintMe + 'Current bl_eff_dt = ' + convert(char(12),@Cur_bl_term_dt,101) + '||'
         set @PrintMe = @PrintMe + 'Date Delta = ' + convert(char(12),dateDiff(day,@Prev_bl_term_dt,isn ull(@Cur_bl_eff_dt,@Prev_bl_term_dt))) + '||'

         set @Prev_bl_eff_dt = @Cur_bl_eff_dt
         set @Prev_bl_term_dt = @Cur_bl_term_dt

         Print @Printme
      FETCH NEXT FROM X_Cursor INTO @Cur_bl_ck, @Cur_bl_eff_dt, @Cur_bl_term_dt

   END
CLOSE X_Cursor
DEALLOCATE X_Cursor
go