hi Yashwanth, Can you please check once if DATE_ADD('1985-01-01', day_key) works for you
regards Devopam On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 1:12 PM, Yashwanth M <yashwant...@mu-sigma.com> wrote: > Hi, > > > > I’ve been facing some issues in using date_add() > > > > I have column ‘*day_key*’ that is short integer and stores day keys with > respect to 1985/01/01. > > > > I need to extract actual date from this column. > > > > *Date_add(‘1985/01/01’,day_key)* > > However I get an error saying the second argument needs integer. > > > > I also did > > *Date_add(‘1985/01/01’,cast(day_key as int))* > > Resulted in an error saying the column is short. > > > > Please help me with this. > > > > Thanks > > Regards, > > Yashwanth M *|* +91 8884 177 884 *|*www.mu-sigma.com *|* > > > Disclaimer: http://www.mu-sigma.com/disclaimer.html > -- Devopam Mittra Life and Relations are not binary