Subject Re: [firebird-support] Re: udf function
Author geo.mastique@laposte.net
thanks adam,

as you said, YEARDAY for a specific date will be different during leap
years,
so i can not use it.

i thought that sql extract ( day or month or year) were not in firebird
because i list all fonction of ... interbase6
and not of firebird !
in interbase no extract but extrac exist in firebird...

so i am just going to make a procedure for a periode because there are 3
options :
1) from 2 feb to 24 feb, so one month only :
where month= feb and days between 2 and 24

2) from 20 july to 19 august, so 2 month :
where (jmonth = july and day>=20) or (month = august and day <=19)

3) from 14 march to 2 oct, so more then 2 month.
a syntaxe for first month : where (jmonth = march and day>=14)
+ a loop procedure to get "full month" : or month in ( april, may, jun,
july, august,sept)
+ a syntaxe for last month: or (month = oct and day <= 2)

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This is not really a job for a UDF. It is like using a screw driver to
hit a nail into a wall - it can probably be done but this is not what
UDF's do.

UDFs are good for conversions etc. For example, Celcius to Farenheit
or Absolute value or even metaphone. I pass in something, and it
returns something based on my input.

Depending on exactly what you want, a stored procedure could be used
or even a single query.