SQL Server: Get data for only the past year

Question

I am writing a query in which I have to get the data for only the last year. What is the best way to do this?

SELECT ... FROM ... WHERE date > \'8/27/2007         


        

Answer 1

The other suggestions are good if you have "SQL only".

However I suggest, that - if possible - you calculate the date in your program and insert it as string in the SQL query.

At least for for big tables (i.e. several million rows, maybe combined with joins) that will give you a considerable speed improvement as the optimizer can work with that much better.