sql select query order by date(field type varchar)

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sql select query order by date(field type varchar)

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leet_uuk
Starting Member

2 Posts

Posted - 2010-04-22 : 05:33:59

Hi. I have sql server 2005 database table with 'date_recieved' coloumn varchar [50] .i'm storing dates in dd/mm/yyyy format.

I'm writing a sql query to retrive rows in order by date but failing. Its something like

SELECT *
FROM question_entry
ORDER BY CONVERT(datetime, 'date_received', 1);

Can any one guide how to convert/order by data type from varchar to datetime on the fly in sql query??

malpashaa
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

264 Posts

Posted - 2010-04-22 : 05:41:09

Try this:


SELECT *
  FROM question_entry
 ORDER BY CONVERT(DATETIME, 'date_received', 103);

Although I do not recommend you to store datetime values in varchar fields. So consider redsign your table to store datetime values in datetime fields.

pk_bohra
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1182 Posts

Posted - 2010-04-22 : 05:42:36

Duplicate post:

http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=143375

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