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Keep getting "Expression.Error: We cannot apply operator < to types Date and DateTime" - please help
Hi,
You could either change the datetime column to date or the other way around.
Or you could try adding DateTime.From() to the date columns.
I don't know which one is the datetime columns so i added the function it to all of them.
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(dbo_ANSAPBICalls,each DateTime.From([Completion Date])>=DateTime.From(StartDate) and DateTime.From([Completion Date])<=DateTime.From(EndDate))You are comparing Date format with Datetime format. Change the format from datetime to date on your start and enddate before the filterstatement and it should work fine!
/JIts fixed now. I changed all Date functions to DateTime. I also amended the Filtered Rows step so it was using SelectRows from #ChangedType step, not from the original data source:
let Source = Sql.Database("DB", "DB", [CommandTimeout=#duration(0, 1, 0, 0)]), dbo_Calls = Source{[Schema="dbo",Item="Calls"]}[Data], #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(dbo_Calls,{{"Completion Date", type date}}), EndDate = Date.From(DateTime.FixedLocalNow()), StartDate = Date.AddDays(Date.AddMonths(EndDate,-6),1), #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Changed Type",each DateTime.From([Completion Date])>=DateTime.From(StartDate) and DateTime.From([Completion Date])<=DateTime.From(EndDate)) in #"Filtered Rows"Thats done the trick, cheers for all the help!
You are comparing Date format with Datetime format. Change the format from datetime to date on your start and enddate before the filterstatement and it should work fine!
/J
Thank you both
I have amended my M code to below:
EndDate = Date.From(Date.FixedLocalNow()), StartDate = Date.AddDays(Date.AddMonths(EndDate,-6),1), #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(dbo_Calls,each Date.From([Completion Date])>=Date.From(StartDate) and Date.From([Completion Date])<=Date.From(EndDate))
However I now get below error:
Expression.Error: The name 'Date.FixedLocalNow' wasn't recognized. Make sure it's spelled correctly.
Am I doing something daft here??
There is no function called Date.FixedLocalNow() which is why you get an error. DateTime.FixedLocalNow() is the name of that function.
I cant really tell whats wrong, can you post the complete query code?
Its fixed now. I changed all Date functions to DateTime. I also amended the Filtered Rows step so it was using SelectRows from #ChangedType step, not from the original data source:
let Source = Sql.Database("DB", "DB", [CommandTimeout=#duration(0, 1, 0, 0)]), dbo_Calls = Source{[Schema="dbo",Item="Calls"]}[Data], #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(dbo_Calls,{{"Completion Date", type date}}), EndDate = Date.From(DateTime.FixedLocalNow()), StartDate = Date.AddDays(Date.AddMonths(EndDate,-6),1), #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Changed Type",each DateTime.From([Completion Date])>=DateTime.From(StartDate) and DateTime.From([Completion Date])<=DateTime.From(EndDate)) in #"Filtered Rows"Thats done the trick, cheers for all the help!