Need Some Help with my code

Question

Hey guys;
Here is my problem:
I have a detailed query, but for argurments sake and to keep it simple let's just say it is this:
select a.acct_number, s.service_id, s.service
from account a, service s
where s.acct_number = s.acct_number
and s.service = 'ELECTRIC';
So this part of my problem i have working ok.
BUT, what i now need is to take these results above and search through only the returned data.
So i need all the accounts above that are active between say an effective_date of Jan 1, 2007 and April 30, 2007
What is the best way to do this:
Should i do it right in my SQL code, or would it be better to setup a cursor and do it through PL/SQL Developer?

Answer 1

So this part of my problem i have working ok. I doubt it, you have a Cartesian product here (your 2 tables are not joined, I'm assuming that it's a typo
So i need all the accounts above that are active between say an effective_date of Jan 1, 2007 and April 30, 2007Unfortunately you have over simplified your issue. It is impossible to answer without making guesses. Do you even have columns which indicate whether a record is active or not, or a date column for your rows?
Should i do it right in my SQL code, or would it be better to setup a cursor and do it through PL/SQL Developer?
If possible, use SQL.