[sql-server] MS SQL compare dates?

I have 2 dates (datetimes):

date1 = 2010-12-31 15:13:48.593
date2 = 2010-12-31 00:00:00.000

Its the same day, just different times. Comparing date1 and date2 using <= doesnt work because of the date1 time. So date1 <= date2 is wrong, but should be true. Can I compare them by just looking at the year, month and day so they are the same? Its SQL Server 2008.

Thanks :)

The simple one line solution is

datediff(dd,'2010-12-31 15:13:48.593','2010-12-31 00:00:00.000')=0

datediff(dd,'2010-12-31 15:13:48.593','2010-12-31 00:00:00.000')<=1

datediff(dd,'2010-12-31 15:13:48.593','2010-12-31 00:00:00.000')>=1

You can try various option with this other than "dd"

Try This:

BEGIN

declare @Date1 datetime
declare @Date2 datetime

declare @chkYear int
declare @chkMonth int
declare @chkDay int
declare @chkHour int
declare @chkMinute int
declare @chkSecond int
declare @chkMiliSecond int

set @Date1='2010-12-31 15:13:48.593'
set @Date2='2010-12-31 00:00:00.000'

set @chkYear=datediff(yyyy,@Date1,@Date2)
set @chkMonth=datediff(mm,@Date1,@Date2)
set @chkDay=datediff(dd,@Date1,@Date2)
set @chkHour=datediff(hh,@Date1,@Date2)
set @chkMinute=datediff(mi,@Date1,@Date2)
set @chkSecond=datediff(ss,@Date1,@Date2)
set @chkMiliSecond=datediff(ms,@Date1,@Date2)

if @chkYear=0 AND @chkMonth=0 AND @chkDay=0 AND @chkHour=0 AND @chkMinute=0 AND @chkSecond=0 AND @chkMiliSecond=0
    Begin
        Print 'Both Date is Same'
    end
else
    Begin
        Print 'Both Date is not Same'
    end
End

Use the DATEDIFF function with a datepart of day.

SELECT ...
FROM ...
WHERE DATEDIFF(day, date1, date2) >= 0

Note that if you want to test that date1 <= date2 then you need to test that DATEDIFF(day, date1, date2) >= 0, or alternatively you could test DATEDIFF(day, date2, date1) <= 0.

I am always used DateDiff(day,date1,date2) to compare two date.

Checkout following example. Just copy that and run in Ms sql server. Also, try with change date by 31 dec to 30 dec and check result

BEGIN

declare @firstDate datetime
declare @secondDate datetime


declare @chkDay int

set @firstDate ='2010-12-31 15:13:48.593'
set @secondDate ='2010-12-31 00:00:00.000'

set @chkDay=Datediff(day,@firstDate ,@secondDate )

if @chkDay=0
    Begin
        Print 'Date is Same'
    end
else
    Begin
        Print 'Date is not Same'
    end
End