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seeker62
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Posted - 01/18/2013 :  12:55:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
This
FORMAT(CONVERT(VARCHAR(8),CAST(@end_value AS DATE),112), 'MM/DD/YYYY')

gives me an error saying that FORMAT is not recognized so how do I format a date string into mm/dd/yyyy

jackv
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Posted - 01/18/2013 :  13:05:20  Show Profile  Visit jackv's Homepage  Reply with Quote
using the 101 option and CONVERT you can get the format you require. Read more in books online

SELECT CONVERT(nvarchar(10), GETDATE(), 101) AS Convert_to_101 ;

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visakh16
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Posted - 01/18/2013 :  13:12:13  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
FORMAT() function is only available from 2012 onwards

Ideally you should be trying to do formatting at front end if possible. Converting dates to varchar just for formatting is an overkill

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seeker62
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Posted - 01/18/2013 :  15:54:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks your input created a fix.
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