SQL BETWEEN Operator

The SQL BETWEEN Operator

The BETWEEN operator selects values within a given range. The values can be numbers, text, or dates.

The BETWEEN operator is inclusive: begin and end values are included.

SELECT * FROM Products
WHERE Price BETWEEN 10 AND 20;

Syntax

SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table_name
WHERE column_name BETWEEN value1 AND value2;

Demo Database

Below is a selection from the Products table used in the examples:

NOT BETWEEN

To display the products outside the range of the previous example, use
NOT BETWEEN:

SELECT * FROM Products
WHERE Price NOT BETWEEN 10 AND 20;

BETWEEN with IN

The following SQL statement selects all products with a price between 10 and 20. In addition, the CategoryID must be either 1,2, or 3:

SELECT * FROM Products
WHERE Price BETWEEN 10 AND 20
AND CategoryID IN (1,2,3);

BETWEEN Text Values

The following SQL statement selects all products with a ProductName alphabetically between Carnarvon Tigers and Mozzarella di Giovanni:

SELECT * FROM Products
WHERE ProductName BETWEEN 'Carnarvon Tigers' AND 'Mozzarella di Giovanni'
ORDER BY ProductName;

The following SQL statement selects all products with a ProductName between Carnarvon Tigers and Chef Anton’s Cajun Seasoning:

SELECT * FROM Products
WHERE ProductName BETWEEN "Carnarvon Tigers" AND "Chef Anton's Cajun Seasoning"
ORDER BY ProductName;

NOT BETWEEN Text Values

The following SQL statement selects all products with a ProductName not between Carnarvon Tigers and Mozzarella di Giovanni:

SELECT * FROM Products
WHERE ProductName NOT BETWEEN 'Carnarvon Tigers' AND 'Mozzarella di Giovanni'
ORDER BY ProductName;

BETWEEN Dates

The following SQL statement selects all orders with an OrderDate between ’01-July-1996′ and ’31-July-1996′:

SELECT * FROM Orders
WHERE OrderDate BETWEEN #07/01/1996# AND #07/31/1996#;

OR:

SELECT * FROM Orders
WHERE OrderDate BETWEEN '1996-07-01' AND '1996-07-31';

Sample Table

Below is a selection from the Orders table used in the examples: