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Declare @Table Table
(
RowId Int Identity(1, 1) Not Null,
Id NChar(3) Not Null,
StartDate DATETIME Not Null,
EndDate DATETIME Not Null
);
Insert Into @Table (Id, StartDate, EndDate)
Select 'id1', '20131210 10:10', '20131220 10:10' Union All
Select 'id1', '20131211', '20131215' Union All
Select 'id1', '20131201', '20131205' Union All
Select 'id1', '20131206', '20131208' Union All
Select 'id1', '20131225 10:10', '20131225 10:11'
Select *
From @Table;
With Overlaps (OverlapRowId, BaseRowId, OStart, OEnd, BStart, BEnd)
As
(
Select Overlap.RowId, Base.RowId, Overlap.StartDate, Overlap.EndDate, Base.StartDate, Base.EndDate
From @Table As Base
Inner Join @Table As Overlap On Overlap.Id = Base.Id
Where (((Overlap.StartDate > Base.StartDate) And (Overlap.StartDate < Base.EndDate))
Or ((Overlap.StartDate = Base.StartDate) And (Overlap.EndDate > Base.EndDate)))
And (Base.RowId != Overlap.RowId)
)
-- Remove records that were found to cause overlap issues.
Delete T
From @Table As T
Inner Join
(
Select O.OverlapRowId
From Overlaps As O
Left Join Overlaps As Fp On Fp.OverlapRowId = O.BaseRowId
Where (Fp.OverlapRowId Is Null)
) As SubQuery On SubQuery.OverlapRowId = T.RowId;
-- Select the valid options.
Select RowId, Id, StartDate, EndDate
From @Table where StartDate<EndDate;
Go
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