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Sun Foster
Aged Yak Warrior
515 Posts |
 Posted - 2007-11-05 : 11:38:47
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| I try to use the code below to return date only but still has time portion 12:00:00 AM. How to get rid of time portion?return dateadd(dd,0, datediff(dd,0,@DateTime)) |
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harsh_athalye
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
5581 Posts |
Posted - 2007-11-05 : 11:50:12
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| You can use CONVERT() function to cut the time portion but I will suggest to use front-end's formatting features to do this.Harsh AthalyeIndia."The IMPOSSIBLE is often UNTRIED" |
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Sun Foster
Aged Yak Warrior
515 Posts |
Posted - 2007-11-05 : 12:02:18
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| I knew how to use convert function but I do not want to store date in text data type and I do not want to modify many front app codes as well.Can anyone give me a point? |
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nr
SQLTeam MVY
12543 Posts |
Posted - 2007-11-05 : 12:19:37
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| >> I do not want to store date in text data typeA datetime contains the time - it's how the client converts it to character that matters.If you have a client that can't convert to remove the time then you can't deliver it a datetime datatype.==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.DTS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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Scott.Thornburg
Starting Member
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Posted - 2007-11-05 : 21:10:46
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| OK, I agree with the others to let your client handle formatting. Having said that, here's one method to achieve your goal at the Sql LEVEL:select convert(varchar(10), getdate(), 121)Returns 2007-11-05Look up the Books Online topic "CAST and CONVERT" for other possible formats.Scott Thornburg |
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Date only function