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ansa_naz
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Keep getting "Expression.Error: We cannot apply operator < to types Date and DateTime" - please help

I have the following M code in Query Editor from power BI:

 

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(dbo_Calls,each [Completion Date]>=StartDate 
    and [Completion Date]<=EndDate)

in
    #"Filtered Rows"

However this results in the below error:

 

Expression.Error: We cannot apply operator < to types Date and DateTime.
Details:
    Operator=<
    Left=26/12/2018
    Right=16/05/2017 00:00:00

Any ideas how I can get around this?

 

Many thanks for all help

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Gordonlilj
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

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))

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tex628
Community Champion
Community Champion

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


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ansa_naz
Continued Contributor
Continued Contributor

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!

 

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ebrandt
Regular Visitor

I had the same problem, it was caused by a manually added stop-date (used by incremental refresh) with a non exsisting date: 31.06.2023 00:00:00

 

Because June only has 30 days, I changed it to 30.06.2023 00:00:00

 

It solved the problem.

tex628
Community Champion
Community Champion

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


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ansa_naz
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Continued Contributor

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.

tex628
Community Champion
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I cant really tell whats wrong, can you post the complete query code?


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ansa_naz
Continued Contributor
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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!

 

Gordonlilj
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

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))

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