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at November 10, 2009 14:25 by mepatterson
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def mysql_date_compare(start_date, end_date, col_name = :created_at)
range_start = (Date.parse(start_date.to_s) - 1.day).strftime("%Y-%m-%d 23:59:59")
range_end = (Date.parse(end_date.to_s) + 1.day).strftime("%Y-%m-%d 00:00:00")
"#{col_name.to_s} BETWEEN '#{range_start}' AND '#{range_end}'"
end
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requires Rails libraries. could be rewritten to just use core Ruby libs, but I'm too lazy right now and I use this entirely in my Rails apps.
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generate a mysql BETWEEN clause to find within a date range
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mysql, date, rails, ruby
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Rails