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Hi<BR><BR>I am try to compare a VARCHAR field that stores a date as:<BR><pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> to_char(DateTimeField, 'MM-DD-YYYY') <> to_char(to_date ...

The open source MySQL spin-off has steadily added features all its own. Here are five good reasons to switch to MariaDB.

I have a column of data with values resembling this: HL7_Result_for_Message_ID_123Q324343.hl7 I need to grab that ID number (in bold), the challenge being that it can be any and all lengths. I have ...

SQL is a convenient way to manage and query your data, but badly written queries can tie up your database. Here are seven common SQL traps and how to avoid them. Database developers have it tough.