SQL BETWEEN condition

The SQL BETWEEN condition allows you to easily check if the expression is in the range of values (inclusive). It can be used in the SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE operator.

Syntax for BETWEEN condition in SQL

expression_id BETWEEN value1_id AND value2_id;

where:

• expression_id – Column or calculation.
• value1_id and value2_id – These values create an inclusive range against which the values are compared.

Note:
The SQL BETWEEN condition will return records where the expression is in the range of values value1 and value2 (inclusive).

Using the BETWEEN condition with numeric values

Let us consider an example of using the BETWEEN condition to obtain values in the numeric range.

In this example, we have a table with the following data:

Perform the following SELECT operator:

SELECT *
FROM suppls
WHERE suppl_id BETWEEN 300 AND 600;

Four entries will be selected. Here are the results that you should get:

In this example, all rows from the suppliers table are returned, where supplier_id is in the range from 300 to 600 (inclusive). This is equivalent to the next SELECT query:

SELECT *
FROM suppls
WHERE suppl_id >= 300
AND suppl_id <= 600;

Using BETWEEN condition with date values

Dates can be somewhat complex in SQL, and how you use the BETWEEN condition with dates depends on the database you are using (i.e. Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, etc.). We will show you an example for each of the basic database technologies. So, here we go.

In this example, we have a table of orders and the following data:

Enter one of the following SQL statements, depending on the database you are using.

BETWEEN condition for SQL Server, PostgreSQL and SQLite

SELECT *
FROM ordes
WHERE ord_date BETWEEN '2019/06/19' AND '2019/07/01';

For Oracle (use the TO_DATE function):

SELECT FUNCTION *
FROM ords
WHERE ord_date BETWEEN TO_DATE ('19.06.2019', 'dd.mm.yyyy')
AND TO_DATE ('01.07.2019', 'dd.mm.yyyy');

For MySQL and MariaDB (use the CAST function):

SELECT FUNCTION *
FROM ords
WHERE ord_date BETWEEN CAST('2019/06/19' AS DATE) AND CAST('2019/07/01' AS DATE);

3 records will be selected. Here are the results you will get:

In this example, all entries from the order table will be returned, where the order_date value is between 19 June 2019 and 1 July 2019. (inclusive).

Using NOT operator with BETWEEN condition

BETWEEN condition can be used with NOT operator to create NOT BETWEEN condition. Let’s look at an example that shows how to use the NOT BETWEEN condition in a query.

In this example, we have a table containing the following data:

Enter the following SQL statement:

SELECT *
FROM customs
WHERE custom_id NOT BETWEEN 5000 AND 8000;

2 records will be selected. Here are the results that you should get:

This query will return all lines where customer_id is NOT in the range between 5000 and 8000 inclusive. This would be equivalent to the next SELECT query:

SELECT *
FROM customs
WHERE custom_id < 5000
OR custom_id > 8,000;

How to use the BETWEEN Condition in SQL