PostgreSQL- Filter a date range
date-range, postgresql
Solution
Your solution is fine. If the dates are literals, I'd prefer, though:
WHERE datefield >= '2010-01-01 00:00:00'
AND datefield < '2012-01-01 00:00:00'
This performs exactly the same, but is more maintenable, because it makes clear the point of each literal "date" being a timestamp, not a date. For example, suppose sometime someone changes your query to the following
AND datefield <= '2012-01-01'
... expecting (and failing) to include the full day "2012-01-01" in the query. With the later syntax, the intention is more clear and this confusion is prevented.
To make it even more clear (perhaps too verbose), you can do the explicit cast:
WHERE datefield >= '2010-01-01 00:00:00'::timestamp
AND datefield < '2012-01-01 00:00:00'::timestamp
I wouldn't use `to_date()` here for similar reasons (potential datatype confusion), nor `to_timestamp()` (it returns a `timestamptz`).
BTW, I've modified the case to comply with recommended practice (keywords in uppercase, identifiers in lowercase)
Problem
I'm a SQL developer and spend most of my time in MSSQL. I'm looking for a better way to filter a "Timestamp without timezone" field in a PostgreSQL DB. I'm using: ``` Where DateField >= '2010-01-01' and DateField < '2012-01-01' ``` But given that I'm not an expert at the syntax I have to think there's a better way. Any Suggestions? Thanks.