Getting time from date/time column

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Getting time from date/time column

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w_cohen
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6 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-16 : 13:23:00

How can I obtain just the time portion from a date/time column?
My data contains "2008-05-19 09:30:00.000"
Actually, all I want/need is the hh:mm part of it.

Thanks,
Walt

tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-16 : 13:26:07

DECLARE @dt datetime
SET @dt = '2008-05-19 09:30:00.000'
SELECT LEFT(CONVERT(varchar(50), @dt, 108), 5)

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visakh16
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52326 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-16 : 13:27:16

Use LEFT(CONVERT(varchar(20),yourdatecolumn,108),5)

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