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November 9, 2015 at 8:48 pm

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Hany Helmy SSChampion Points: 13921 More actions · Answer 1

Nice one, good 2 know this, learned somthin new 2day, thanx.

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Hany Helmy
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iain.jacob 29849 Grasshopper Points: 23 More actions · Answer 2

There is always another way...

WHERE js.next_run_date = cast(convert(varchar(8),GETDATE(),112) as int);

Thom A SSC Guru Points: 99130 More actions · Answer 3

You could also use format (as below), if using SQL Server 2012 or later.

where js.next_run_date = cast(format(GETDATE(), 'yyyyMMdd') as int)

Cheers!

Thom~

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dario.quinto SSC Journeyman Points: 90 More actions · Answer 4

iain.jacob 29849 (11/10/2015)
There is always another way...
WHERE js.next_run_date = cast(convert(varchar(8),GETDATE(),112) as int);

yep, and personally I find this more readable

Dain Bramage Valued Member Points: 70 More actions · Answer 5

If I would have known that the date stored in dbo.sysjobschedules is an integer that is calculated to be the year, month, and day, as a large value then I would have got this right. How was I to know that though?

Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 6

Dain Bramage (11/10/2015)
If I would have known that the date stored in dbo.sysjobschedules is an integer that is calculated to be the year, month, and day, as a large value then I would have got this right. How was I to know that though?

That's what the question is about. If you've ever queried the job schedules table, you would have had to deal with it.

Now that you know about it, take a look at the jobs and job schedules tables. The QOTD is all about learning something new.

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Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 7

Larnu (11/10/2015)
You could also use format (as below), if using SQL Server 2012 or later.
where js.next_run_date = cast(format(GETDATE(), 'yyyyMMdd') as int)
Cheers!

Knowing format is several times slower than any other alternative, I try to forget about it for everything.:-D

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akljfhnlaflkj SSC Guru Points: 76202 More actions · Answer 8

I had to check the table structure of sysjobschedules. I would never have guessed that a date column was put into a purposely constructed int.

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iain.jacob 29849 (11/10/2015)
There is always another way...
WHERE js.next_run_date = cast(convert(varchar(8),GETDATE(),112) as int);

I'll just drop the var part as you'll never have a different length.

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akljfhnlaflkj SSC Guru Points: 76202 More actions · Answer 10

iain.jacob 29849 (11/10/2015)
There is always another way...
WHERE js.next_run_date = cast(convert(varchar(8),GETDATE(),112) as int);

Now that's the answer I was looking for.

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 11

Iwas Bornready (11/10/2015)
I had to check the table structure of sysjobschedules. I would never have guessed that a date column was put into a purposely constructed int.

For some reason MS has a habit of doing that. I find it incredibly frustrating as it flies in the face of industry best practices about using the proper datatype for the data being stored. I also understand why they do it, because it makes doing math against those values a lot easier.

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Sean Lange (11/10/2015)
Iwas Bornready (11/10/2015)
I had to check the table structure of sysjobschedules. I would never have guessed that a date column was put into a purposely constructed int.
For some reason MS has a habit of doing that. I find it incredibly frustrating as it flies in the face of industry best practices about using the proper datatype for the data being stored. I also understand why they do it, because it makes doing math against those values a lot easier.

It does fly in the face of industry norms, but it's been that way for years. Why would they ever change it?

To be fair, fixing it would break an awful lot of stuff all over the world during an upgrade, so I see why they leave it like it is. We've all found ways to work ~~around~~ with it. 😉

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Iwas Bornready (11/10/2015)
I had to check the table structure of sysjobschedules. I would never have guessed that a date column was put into a purposely constructed int.

I knew that this was the case but still don't get it. Why is this data type used for job schedules?

Thanks,

webrunner

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