conversion from '%' to datetime

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conversion from '%' to datetime

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roop
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9 Posts

Posted - 2007-09-11 : 03:05:00

hi,

i m facing a problem. I want to convert '%' into datetime format.
can any one provide me solution?

Thanx

SwePeso
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30421 Posts

Posted - 2007-09-11 : 03:09:24

What is % meant to represent?

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Kristen
Test

22859 Posts

Posted - 2007-09-11 : 03:33:20

I'm guessing that the OP wants to do "wildcard" search on dates.

If you are looking for, say, Month = February you can do

SELECT *
FROM MyTable
WHERE DATEPART(Month, MyDateColumn) = 2

Kristen

madhivanan
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22864 Posts

Posted - 2007-09-11 : 05:34:17

or

SELECT *
FROM MyTable
WHERE DATENAME(Month, MyDateColumn) = 'February'

provided language of the Server is English

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

Kristen
Test

22859 Posts

Posted - 2007-09-11 : 05:45:38

or

SELECT *
FROM MyTable
WHERE DATENAME(Month, MyDateColumn) LIKE 'Feb%'

so not we have "%" in the query

Kristen

madhivanan
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Posted - 2007-09-11 : 05:50:32

quote:
Originally posted by Kristen

or

SELECT *
FROM MyTable
WHERE DATENAME(Month, MyDateColumn) LIKE 'Feb%'

so not we have "%" in the query

Kristen

Clever

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

Kristen
Test

22859 Posts

Posted - 2007-09-11 : 05:58:44

Of course we could also do "When there is an R in the month":

SELECT *
FROM MyTable
WHERE DATENAME(Month, MyDateColumn) LIKE '%[Rr]%'

Kristen

madhivanan
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Posted - 2007-09-11 : 06:02:09

quote:
Originally posted by Kristen

Of course we could also do "When there is an R in the month":

SELECT *
FROM MyTable
WHERE DATENAME(Month, MyDateColumn) LIKE '%[Rr]%'

Kristen

But not specific to February

select * from
(
select '2005-02-01' as MyDateColumn union all select '2006-11-01'
) as T
WHERE DATENAME(Month, MyDateColumn) LIKE '%[Rr]%'

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

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