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phong919
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 Posted - 2008-04-09 : 10:55:06
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| Hello all,I was wondering if someone can assist me with the following date validation: i'm looking at somebody's sql and not sure what it meansCONVERT (varchar, dbo.tblSS_Milestone.dtBaselineStart, 101)what does 101 mean?Also can someone show me how i can check if there are nulls in the field and if there is, i would like to use another field with a value.I'm not sure how to do that in sql server. Thank you. |
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harsh_athalye
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2008-04-09 : 10:58:38
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| 1. 101 denotes a format in which date will be converted in varchar - like mm/dd/yyyy, mm-dd-yyyy etc.2. make use of ISNULL() or COALESCE()Harsh AthalyeIndia."The IMPOSSIBLE is often UNTRIED" |
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phong919
Starting Member
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Posted - 2008-04-09 : 11:01:28
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| Can you post a sample of how to use? I'm just learning as i go along. thank you for your reply. |
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harsh_athalye
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
5581 Posts |
Posted - 2008-04-09 : 11:02:59
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| [code]Select IsNull(Null-Column, Non-Null-column)from Table[/code]Harsh AthalyeIndia."The IMPOSSIBLE is often UNTRIED" |
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phong919
Starting Member
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Posted - 2008-04-09 : 11:19:29
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| how would i do that with a case function? |
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder
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Posted - 2008-04-09 : 11:21:47
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| CASE WHEN Null-Column IS NULL THEN Non-Null-column ELSE Null-column END |
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phong919
Starting Member
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Posted - 2008-04-22 : 15:55:34
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| Hello visakh16,How can i also convert the date to the right format within the case statement above. |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
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Posted - 2008-04-22 : 16:44:35
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Read about CAST & CONVERT in Books Online.Every single format is described.
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X002548
Not Just a Number
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Date conversion validation