[CLUE-Tech] databases and timestamps ... 'since' idiom

[Grant Johnson]

Dave Price wrote:
> 
> could someone here please point me in the direction of a simple way to
> implement a 'since'
> syntax, either in bash or sql (or other) ...
> 
> what i have in mind is a comparison of timestamps contained in both
> flat-file and postgres table to see if they are 'since' a given time ...
> i.e. between 'then' and 'now()'
> 
> is there a nice shorthand or 'idiom' for this expression?
> 
> aloha,
> 
> dave price - davep at support-one.com - 303-378-9053
> 
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My databae server allows me to compare dates using a simple > or < or =>
or whatever, as long as whatever I give it is a valid date.