Date format

[Manikgisl]

hi

any help me format the date in back end

In sql back end have so many formats for date


i want make into single format while retriving in sql


Any possibility is there ??

for eg:
in the back end i have following dates
18-11-2008 2:35:19 PM
11-18-2008 2:35:19 PM
18/11/2008 2:35:19 PM
11/18/2008 2:35:19 PM


To make in Specific Format to Single format


its possible

[ck9663]

You will have a problem with 09/08/2008. This could be interpreted in two ways. Sept 8 or Aug 9.

Here are some of my notes regarding dates.

Try analyzing the pattern and see if it's mm/dd/yyyy or dd/mm/yyyy. Based on your example it's mixed. Try to make it a single format first then convert the column to smalldate or datetime, depending on your requirement.For that read my old notes, here

-- CK

[Manikgisl]

You will have a problem with 09/08/2008. This could be interpreted in two ways. Sept 8 or Aug 9.

Here are some of my notes regarding dates.

Try analyzing the pattern and see if it's mm/dd/yyyy or dd/mm/yyyy. Based on your example it's mixed. Try to make it a single format first then convert the column to smalldate or datetime, depending on your requirement.For that read my old notes, here

-- CK

But the problem is we have dates in Varchar instead Datetime

While Converting Varchar To Datetime All four formats are unable to

Convert

ie

select Convert(Datetime,'18-11-2008 2:35:19 PM',102) -- error


"The conversion of a char data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range datetime value."

select Convert(Datetime,'11-18-2008 2:35:19 PM',102) ok


select Convert(Datetime,'18/11/2008 2:35:19 PM',102) Error

"The conversion of a char data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range datetime value."

select Convert(Datetime,'11/18/2008 2:35:19 PM',102) ok

[ck9663]

Double post. I replied on your new post, here

-- CK