How to compare two dates to find time difference in SQL Server 2005, date manipulation

Question

I have two columns:

job_start                         job_end
2011-11-02 12:20:37.247           2011-11-02 13:35:14.613

How would it be po

Answer 1

Try this in Sql Server

SELECT 
      start_date as firstdate,end_date as seconddate
       ,cast(datediff(MI,start_date,end_date)as decimal(10,3)) as minutediff
      ,cast(cast(cast(datediff(MI,start_date,end_date)as decimal(10,3)) / (24*60) as int ) as varchar(10)) + ' ' + 'Days' + ' ' 
      + cast(cast((cast(datediff(MI,start_date,end_date)as decimal(10,3)) / (24*60) - 
        floor(cast(datediff(MI,start_date,end_date)as decimal(10,3)) / (24*60)) ) * 24 as int) as varchar(10)) + ':' 

     + cast( cast(((cast(datediff(MI,start_date,end_date)as decimal(10,3)) / (24*60) 
      - floor(cast(datediff(MI,start_date,end_date)as decimal(10,3)) / (24*60)))*24
        -
        cast(floor((cast(datediff(MI,start_date,end_date)as decimal(10,3)) / (24*60) 
      - floor(cast(datediff(MI,start_date,end_date)as decimal(10,3)) / (24*60)))*24) as decimal)) * 60 as int) as varchar(10))

    FROM [AdventureWorks2012].dbo.learndate