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Extract

Extracts parts from the date. 
 
SELECT EXTRACT(YEAR FROM '2009-07-02');

       -> 2009

Date add / Add

Add days (months, years) to a date. 
 
SELECT ADDDATE('2008-01-02', INTERVAL 31 DAY);

        -> 2008-02-02

SELECT ADDDATE('2008-01-02', 31);

        -> 2008-02-02

Days difference / Difference

Returns the difference in days from one date to the other. Only the date parts of the values are used in the calculation. 
 
SELECT DATEDIFF('2007-12-31 23:59:59','2007-12-30');

        -> 1






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1. Add days to day

  • a) SELECT {{ADDDATE}}('2008-01-02', INTERVAL 31 DAY);
  • b) SELECT {{DATEDIFF}}('2008-01-02', INTERVAL 31 DAY);


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