Re: how to sort a birthday list ?

Michael,

> SELECT *
> FROM Persons
> WHERE EXTRACT( YEAR FROM AGE(dateofbirth) ) < EXTRACT( YEAR FROM AGE(
> CURRENT_DATE+60, dateofbirth ) )
>
> ... but how do I sort the list ?

Easy:

SELECT person_name, person_department,  EXTRACT( YEAR FROM AGE(dateofbirth) )
as their_age
FROM Persons
WHERE EXTRACT( YEAR FROM AGE(dateofbirth) ) < EXTRACT( YEAR FROM AGE(
CURRENT_DATE+60, dateofbirth ) )
ORDER BY their_age, person_name

As an example.





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-Josh Berkus