Comparing date ranges

Question

In MySQL, If I have a list of date ranges (range-start and range-end). e.g.

10/06/1983 to 14/06/1983
15/07/1983 to 16/07/1983
18/07/1983 to 18/07/1983
         


        

Answer 1

CREATE FUNCTION overlap_date(s DATE, e DATE, a DATE, b DATE)
RETURNS BOOLEAN DETERMINISTIC
RETURN s BETWEEN a AND b or e BETWEEN a and b or  a BETWEEN s and e;