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ann
Posting Yak Master

220 Posts

Posted - 2013-08-23 : 16:46:46

I need to find the row of Itemx and Discount from table b based on the SoldDate from table A. TableB SalesStartDate the items are on discount until the next SalesStartDate. For Example, I need to know the item and discount that was in effect when the solddate was 09/10/2011 - the SalesStartDate the discount is good until the next SalesStartDate and then the new Discount is applied:

Table A:
ColumnA ColumnB SoldDate
blah blah 09/10/2011

Table B:
Itemx Discount SalesStartDate
t-shirt 10% 11/01/2011
leggings 10% 09/03/2011
fleece pants 15% 09/01/2011

Results wanted:
leggings 10%

Don't know how clear I'm being, but any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

ann
Posting Yak Master

220 Posts

Posted - 2013-08-23 : 17:04:34

Re-reading this, maybe I'm not being very clear - I need to find the closest or equal date in TableB based on the SoldDate of TableA, but the date in TableB cannot be greater than the SoldDate in table A

ann
Posting Yak Master

220 Posts

Posted - 2013-08-23 : 17:44:37

Figured this out:

SELECT *
FROM TableB
WHERE SalesStartDate= (SELECT MAX(SalesStartDate)
FROM TableB
WHERE SalesStartDate <= '09/10/2011')

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