Answers.Body: <p>I found the solution by using the following:</p>
  
  <pre><code>{% set startDate = now %}
  {% set endDate = (now | date_modify("+2 months")) %}
  {% set allTraining = craft.lowblocks.blocks.fieldId(72).type("trainingDateTimeDateTime").order("dateTimeFrom").limit(null) %}
  {% set entryIds = [] %}
  {% for course in allTraining %}
      {% if (course.dateTimeFrom &gt;= startDate) and (course.dateTimeFrom &lt;= endDate) %}
          {% set entry = course.owner %}
          {% set entryIds = entryIds | merge([entry.id]) %}
      {% endif %}
  {% endfor %}
  {% set entries = craft.entries.section("training").id(entryIds).fixedOrder(true).status("live,pending") %}
  </code></pre>
  
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Answers.Text: Is there any way in Craft 2.3 that this is doable without the use of a plugin? I have a matrix field with a date in it and I want to pull out the last 3 entries. 
  
  Almost exactly what you have, but native.
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Body: <p>I want to list all entries in a section by custom date time fields.</p>
  
  <p>A training course has a From field and a To field. These fields are inside a <em>Matrix</em> field.</p>
  
  <p>The field name storing this info is called <code>trainingDateTime</code>.</p>
  
  <p>The Matrix block is called <code>trainingDateTimeDateTime</code>.</p>
  
  <p>The Matrix fields in this block are called and <code>dateTimeFrom</code> and <code>dateTimeTo</code> both <em>datetime</em> fields.</p>
  
  <p>My entries loop so far is:</p>
  
  <pre><code>{% set entries = craft.entries.section("training") %}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I know you can do order entries by a custom <em>datetime</em> field using something like:</p>
  
  <pre><code>{% set entries = craft.entries.section("training").customDateTime.('&gt;= ' ~ now).order('customDateTime DESC') %}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But since I'm using a <em>matrix</em> field I'm unsure how to approach this.</p>
  
  <p>I'm wanting to show all upcoming training courses from the current month up till the next 2 months.</p>
  
Tags: <entries><matrix><datetime><ordering>
Title: Get entries by custom matrix / date time field
ThreadText: # Get entries by custom matrix / date time field
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-28)
  
  I want to list all entries in a section by custom date time fields.
  
  A training course has a From field and a To field. These fields are inside a *Matrix* field.
  
  The field name storing this info is called `trainingDateTime`.
  
  The Matrix block is called `trainingDateTimeDateTime`.
  
  The Matrix fields in this block are called and `dateTimeFrom` and `dateTimeTo` both *datetime* fields.
  
  My entries loop so far is:
  
  ```
  {% set entries = craft.entries.section("training") %}
  
  ```
  
  I know you can do order entries by a custom *datetime* field using something like:
  
  ```
  {% set entries = craft.entries.section("training").customDateTime.('>= ' ~ now).order('customDateTime DESC') %}
  
  ```
  
  But since I'm using a *matrix* field I'm unsure how to approach this.
  
  I'm wanting to show all upcoming training courses from the current month up till the next 2 months.
  
  **Tags:** entries, matrix, datetime, ordering
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2014-11-28. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  I found the solution by using the following:
  
  ```
  {% set startDate = now %}
  {% set endDate = (now | date_modify("+2 months")) %}
  {% set allTraining = craft.lowblocks.blocks.fieldId(72).type("trainingDateTimeDateTime").order("dateTimeFrom").limit(null) %}
  {% set entryIds = [] %}
  {% for course in allTraining %}
      {% if (course.dateTimeFrom >= startDate) and (course.dateTimeFrom <= endDate) %}
          {% set entry = course.owner %}
          {% set entryIds = entryIds | merge([entry.id]) %}
      {% endif %}
  {% endfor %}
  {% set entries = craft.entries.section("training").id(entryIds).fixedOrder(true).status("live,pending") %}
  
  ```
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Is there any way in Craft 2.3 that this is doable without the use of a plugin? I have a matrix field with a date in it and I want to pull out the last 3 entries.   Almost exactly what you have, but native.  
  
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