Question

I want to compare dates in a TypoScript select.
Here’s what I have (note that I commented the were clauses) :

lib.my_val = CONTENT
lib.my_val {
  select {
    pidInList = 100000
    max = 1
    #where = effective_date < CURDATE()
    #where = TIMESTAMP(effective_date) < NOW()
    orderBy = effective_date DESC
  }
  table = tx_my_table
  renderObj = COA
  renderObj {
    5 = TEXT
    5{
      field = my_field
      wrap = <span>|</span>
    }
    [...]
  }
}

Which returns lines.

I tried to add a where statement any way I could with static dates or variables… without success. My understanding of the where clause is that everything after the = is dumped as is in the SQL query. But it seems I missed something.

Basically I want the TypoScript to generate a SQL Query smilar to this :

SELECT * FROM tx_my_table WHERE effective_date < NOW() ORDER BY effective_date DESC LIMIT 1;

This should be simple. Has anyone done this in the past?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Your TypoScript seems to be OK.

• What happens if you enter the SQL Query directly into MySQL?
• Note that with your code, only one record with pid=100000 is
  selected.
• Have you tried this:

—

lib.my_val {  
       select {  
        pidInList = 100000  
        max = 1  
        where = UNIX_TIMESTAMP(effective_date) < UNIX_TIMESTAMP()  
        orderBy = UNIX_TIMESTAMP(effective_date) DESC  
      }  
      table = tx_my_table  
    }

TYPO3 Wiki on select