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cliff
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 Posted - 2005-10-19 : 08:58:14
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I have just re-started my SQL 2000 server SP3 (No changes just a re-start) and now I can only enter dates through ASP pages in US format i.e. mm/dd/yyyy, previously UK dd/mm/yyyy had been working fine.Server OS is English UK through and through.Oddly enough if I use an ASP quesry getdate() to insert into a field, the date is in UK format! The global.asa has the correct UK LCID set also.I tracked down a useful ASP script to test this and the result was as follows.... US English passed.UK English failed. [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]The conversion of a char data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range datetime value.US English unaltered: 10/19/2005 1:33:08 PMUS English altered: 10/19/2005 1:33:08 PMUK English unaltered: 10/19/2005 1:33:08 PMUK English altered: 19/10/2005 13:33:08Can the SQL server locale be set independant of the server OS?Another possibility is that the SQL server sets itself to the locale of the first received request, does this sound feasable?Any help appreciated.  RegardsCliff. |
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madhivanan
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Posted - 2005-10-19 : 09:03:21
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| Always send your dates from your Presentation Layer in the Format yyyymmdd to avoid this errorMadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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cliff
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Posted - 2005-10-19 : 10:31:48
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| Cheers MadhivananI appreciate the "best practice" and yes it does work!I think the ASP script test result is a red hearing, tried it on a SQL server functioning as expected with the same result.Still confused as to why but the solution will work, cheers. |
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madhivanan
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Posted - 2005-10-19 : 10:36:15
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| yyyymmdd is the ISO Date Format so that it will work for any local settingsMadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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Server locale error