Monday "coding" challange

Question

ok, so i stole this from the daily wtf, but i think it would be neat to come up with the source for this:
http://202.188.160.140/user/user_nec_download.asp?driver_location=c:\boot.ini
replace c:\boot.ini to the path to user_nec_download.asp to win, and share the goods.
maybe someone who understands iis can do this.

Answer 1

Hi,
If I understand correctly, you want something like:
SELECT  *
FROM     table_x
WHERE     entry_date     > TRUNC (SYSDATE) + ( CASE
                                WHEN  TO_CHAR ( SYSDATE
                                          , 'fmDay'
                                        , 'NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE=ENGLISH'     -- If necessary
                                        ) = 'Sunday'
                                THEN  11
                                ELSE  10.5
                                 END
                             / 24
AND     entry_date     < TRUNC (SYSDATE) + 1
;If this is run on Wednesday, September 21, it will look for rows where entry_date is after 10:30 on September 21, but before midnight on September 22.
If you want to use a given DATE instead of SYSDATE, then replace SYSDATE with the given DATE. If you know that the given DATE is at midnight, then you don't need to use TRUNC.
I hope this answers your question.
If not, post a little sample data (CREATE TABLE and INSERT statements, relevant columns only), and also post the results you want from that data.
Explain, using specific examples, how you get those results from that data.
If the problem involves parameters, such as user input, then post a few sets of parameters, and the results you want from the same data for each set.
Always say which version of Oracle you're using.