Question

I am using the following way to compare two dates:

if CONVERT(varchar(20), @ScheduleDate, 101) >= CONVERT(varchar(20), @CurrentDateTime, 101)

This is working fine for the current year, but when the comes in yearly like one date is 12/31/2012 and 1/1/2013 then its not working.

Please help me how can I resolve this.

Answer 1

why do you comparing strings?
you can compare dates

if @ScheduleDate >= @CurrentDateTime

but if your date contains time, I usually do

if convert(nvarchar(8), @ScheduleDate, 112) >= convert(nvarchar(8), @CurrentDateTime, 112)

112 datetime format is YYYYMMDD so it’s good for compare dates