Re: To many records returned

On Apr 3, 9:02 pm, jus(dot)(dot)(dot)(at)emproshunts(dot)com (Justin) wrote:
> Have a select statement with a where clause using datestamp with
> timezone column compared to a date
>
> Select * from sometable where DateStampColumn > '2008-03-31'
>
> this returns records that are equal 2008-03-31
>
> but when the query includes casting to date
> Select * from sometable where DateStampColumn::date > '2008-03-31'
> The result is correct
>
> What is causing the difference in the results
>
> My guess is '2008-03-31' is being cast into a datestamp value of
> 2008-03-31 00:00:00.00-00 which would explain why one query returns
> more records.
>
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I believe you are correct in your explanation of the problem. The
solution is to use your second query or one such as this :

Select * from sometable where DateStampColumn >= '2008-04-01'