How to compare sqlite TIMESTAMP values

Question

I have an Sqlite database in which I want to select rows of which the value in a TIMESTAMP column is before a certain date. I would think this to be simple but I can\'t get

Answer 1

SQLite's support for date/time types is very limited. You may have to roll-your-own method for maintaining time information. At least, that's what I did.

You can define your own stored-functions for doing comparisons using the SQLite create_function() API.