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Get rows(V2) Filter Query with date

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Posted on by dc7669 152

I want to query for a table in a SQL Database for a Date field greater than a certain date. 

 

In "Filter Query" field, I put in "ExpDate ge '2020-07-18'

 

When I ran this Flow, I got an error saying "We cannot apply operator < to types Text and DateTime".

 

ExpDate is a date field in the SQL table. 

 

So, what should the syntax be?  

 

I set this Flow up a few months ago and it was working back then.  Now, I revisited it and it is not working.  

 

Dan Chan 

 

 

 

 

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    js-dattics 98 on at

    Hi.

     

    You can't delegate filtering by dates on SQL within Power Platform.

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    Please check all the delegations: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/sql/#power-apps-delegable-functions-and-operations-for-sql-server

     

    As stated on Microsoft site:

    Direct date filters do not work for SQL Server. However, you can create a calculated column that will work. For instance, ALTER TABLE myTable ADD DateAsInt AS (YEAR([date]) * 10000 + MONTH([date]) * 100 + DAY([date])) and then filter on the calculated number column.

     

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    dc7669 152 on at

    Hi @js-dattics , 

     

    This WORKED!  THANKS!  

     

    I think the syntax I used ( In "Filter Query" field, I put in "ExpDate ge '2020-07-18')   did work as a few months ago.   Something must have changed.  Regardless, what matters now is how to fix it and your suggestion DID WORK!! 

     

    Thanks!  

     

    Dan Chan

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