i have query similair to this
SELECT p.*
FROM products p
WHERE p.createdAt = [[ {{dateOfCreation}} #]]CURRENT_DATE
which works when I don’t input any value for dateOfCreation parameter but when I input a value, it fails
error below
ERROR: operator does not exist: date # date Hint: No operator matches the given name and argument types. You might need to add explicit type casts. Position: 1219
Any help
flamber
November 20, 2020, 1:40pm
2
Hi @anonymous
Post “Diagnostic Info” from Admin > Troubleshooting.
Which database are you querying?
Post your query
For reference, not all database uses #
as comment syntax: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/users-guide/13-sql-parameters.html#default-value-in-the-query
database is postgres
query =
select * from
FROM _schedule
where _schedule.created_at::date >= {{start_date}}
and _schedule.created_at::date <= [[ {{end_date}} #]]CURRENT_DATE
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if I get this right, meaning I will have to replace # with --, like shown below
select * from
FROM _schedule
where _schedule.created_at::date >= {{start_date}}
and _schedule.created_at::date <= [[ {{end_date}} --]]CURRENT_DATE
flamber
November 20, 2020, 2:33pm
5
alright thanks
so my earlier post is right yeah??
flamber
November 20, 2020, 9:48pm
7
@anonymous If it works, then yes.