With a date field I can do this:
ORDER BY ABS(expiry - CURRENT_DATE)
With a timestamp field I get the following error:
function abs(interval) does not exist
With a date field I can do this : ORDER BY ABS(expiry – CURRENT_DATE)
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With a date field I can do this:
ORDER BY ABS(expiry - CURRENT_DATE)
With a timestamp field I get the following error:
function abs(interval) does not exist
This works (and gives the correct sorting):
Unfortunately, as Erwin Brandstetter pointed out, it reduces the granularity of the sorting to a full day.