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esthera
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
1410 Posts |
 Posted - 2008-01-07 : 08:17:06
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| i have a date in the follwing format in a varchar field19-11-2007 -- how can i convert this to a sql date so I can join it to another table where the dates are = (in the second table the date is a datetime field) |
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karthickbabu
Posting Yak Master
151 Posts |
Posted - 2008-01-07 : 08:24:39
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| USING CONVERT Function like as below : DECLARE @Str VARCHAR(10)SET @Str = '19-11-2007'SELECT CONVERT(DATETIME,@Str,105) |
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
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Posted - 2008-01-07 : 08:29:26
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| and if possible use proper DATETIME datatype for your parameterMadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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convert varchar to date