Re: syntax

> >> >> SELECT something FROM tbl_name >> -> WHERE DATE_SUB(CURDATE(),INTERVAL 30 DAY) <= date_col; >> >> Taking that and changing it so it works for you would result in the >> following. >> >> $query .= " WHERE DATE_SUB(CURDATE(), INTERVAL 7 DAY) <= >> stamp"; >> >> Try that and let us know your results. */for the archives of course/* >> >> Jim Lucas >> >> > Well, looking a little closer, you will need to change a little more. Try > this instead. > > The first should work, but if it doesn't match, try the second. > > " WHERE DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 7 DAY) <= stamp"; > > or > > " WHERE CONVERT(DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 7 DAY), DATETIME) <= z�P�@����� > �TPstamp"; > > also, check these to links out for more information: > > > http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/date-and-time-functions.html#function_date-add > > http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/cast-functions.html#function_convert > Thanks for the suggestions Jim and everyone I will be trying them today, I realized yesterday that here I was trying to write date functions to pull records that were within 7 days which doesn't really work when the db has JUST been created and only has some fake records I added in it from the the same day..lol...now I'm wondering if I can put some in and just put in the mySQL timestamp in the "stamp" field myself or basically change it to reflect older records so I can test the stamp comparisons ...