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    Posted: 25 July 2003 at 1:14am
Currently, my database got 3 fields to hold the date. The day, month and year. The reasons I did that because I think it's easier for me in the future to query my records. If I use date datatype, I need to split them. But, then when there is date datatype. My friend who is a senior in the area advice me to use just one field to hold the date. I need more advices from you guys. Thanks.
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Personally I think it's better to use one field for it. It's easier to make date/time calculations when it's in just one field. It depends on how scaleable and flexible your application needs to be.

The way you store it at present, if you intend to do any calculations, it means you have to retrieve three records, string them together etc.

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one field and use the datepart function when you need the separate parts.
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