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Asked: 2026-06-09T12:49:00+00:00

Im using SQLite as data storage for my Android App. I have created one

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Im using SQLite as data storage for my Android App. I have created one table with column of type datetime. When I do the insert of records or selects statements I use the format dd.MM.yyyy (10.08.2012) for dates.

Now, I have issue with getting the row with the latest / MAX date. I have tried using the MAX(date_column) statement, but it returns wrong date back. I have following dates in my table and it returns 31.07.2012 in stead of 04.08.2012. Anyone know what I’m doing wrong?

04.08.2012
03.08.2012
02.08.2012
01.08.2012
31.07.2012
30.07.2012

Here is part of the code:

String selection = "measurementDate = (SELECT MAX(measurementDate) FROM Measurements)";
Cursor cursor = database.query("Measurements", allColumns, selection, null, null, null, null);
cursor.moveToFirst();
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  1. Editorial Team

    It’s probably due to the comparison being made on the stored string rather than treating it as a date.

    You could store the string in differently, YYYYMMDD, which should compare them correctly or, if you can modify the table, store the dates as milliseconds and format back to a string when needed.

    This might help

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