Using CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
Another common question in analytical queries is finding data within a certain interval of the current date or time. Although the dates in our data are in the past, you will often work with tables that have data being updated daily or even with data streaming in.
This exercise is part of the course
Introduction to BigQuery
Exercise instructions
- Complete the query to find the difference in days from the current day for the first five orders using the
DATE_DIFF()function.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
-- Finish the query to find the difference in days
SELECT
-- Add in the function to find the difference between two dates
___(
-- Finish the statement with the correct date part
EXTRACT(___ FROM order_purchase_timestamp),
-- Add the function to find the current date
___(),
DAY
)
FROM
ecommerce.ecomm_order_details
LIMIT 5;