Re: weekends/holidays

From: Connor McDonald <hamcdc_at_yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 09:56:33 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.003A3A13.20011005094524@fatcity.com>

where to_char(datecol,'DY') not in ('SAT','SUN') and not exists (
 select null
 from list_of_holidays
 where holiday = datecol )

assuming you have a list of holidays in a table

hth
connor

• lhoska_at_calibresys.com wrote: > Hi list,
  > Is there a function in Oracle that will determine if
  > particular calendar day
  > is weekend or a US holiday. I need to write a
  > function that will check the
  > data integrity of my db. It will check data entered
  > into the system and
  > notice any gaps. I have to go by days(i.e. every
  > day there should be an
  > entry/ies unless it is a weekend or holiday.)
  > Thank you in advance,
  >
  > Lyuda Hoska
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