How to format dates in microsoft access queries - sql

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 101)
In Microsoft SQL Server, the above query returns the current date in the format
mm/dd/yyyy - 05/01/2014
What is its Microsoft Access query equivalent? I have tried CDate(MyDateValue) but this does not retain leading zeroes. In the example above, it returns
5/1/2014
but i need the leading zeroes.

try using
format
select Format (#05/01/2014#, "mm/dd/yyyy")
more info here

Try this
select convert(date,getdate(),101)

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SQL convert String date of style d-MMM-yyyy to DATE

I'm importing a CSV file and one of the fields is a non-standard date string with entries like 7-Dec-2021
Any ideas for to convert this into a DATETIME object that I can insert into my SQL table? Standard CAST/CONVERT didn't work.
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 - 11.0.2100.60
TRY_CONVERT seems to be working here:
SELECT TRY_CONVERT(datetime, '7-Dec-2021'); -- 2021-12-07 00:00:00.000
Edit:
Your input date almost matches format mask 106, once we replace the dashes with spaces. Consider this solution:
SELECT dt, CONVERT(datetime, REPLACE(dt, '-', ' '), 106) AS dt_out
FROM yourTable;
This outputs 2021-12-07 00:00:00.000 for dt_out on SQL Server 2014, and should behave the same way on SQL Server 2012.
I am guessing that you are using a LOGIN where its language isn't English based, and as a result 'Dec' (and/or other months) isn't recognised as a valid month name.
You can specify your language to be used for the batch and then CONVERT:
SET LANGUAGE BRITISH;
SELECT TRY_CONVERT(date,'7-Dec-2021',106);

Get DDMMYYYY format in SQL Server without periods or hyphens

I have a little task to do and I need to get ddmmyyyy format for my DateTime values in SQL Server.
I tried to do it with this code
SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 104)
and it works fine, but it returns dd.mm.yyyy or 01.11.2021. I need it to be 01112021 but I can't achieve this yet.
I am using this link for getting datetime format codes but I can't find any code that really helps me achieve my goal.
There's no exact match for the required format you need - you can either use
SELECT REPLACE(CONVERT(varchar(20), SYSDATETIME(), 104), '.', '')
(use what you had and just strip out the . after first step of formatting)
or you can use FORMAT which is available in SQL Server 2012 and newer:
SELECT FORMAT(SYSDATETIME(), 'ddMMyyyy')
There is no defined format that fulfills your request. However, you can use the 'Replace' function to strip your value from date separators.
select replace(convert(varchar, getdate(),104),'.','')
OR use the newer FORMAT function (SQL server 2012+)
SELECT FORMAT(getdate(), 'ddMMyyyy')
You can use replace function to complete it.
select replace(convert(varchar, getdate(), 104),'.','')

How to get date from sql server in user specified format

I want get date from sql server in user specified format using GETDATE() function.
if i give this query
select GETDATE()
then it is displating output date in this format
2015-03-17 07:29:58.377
but i want output like this .
2015-03-17
what statement should be added with query to get the result.
help me from this problem.
Just use convert():
select convert(varchar(10), getdate(), 121)
Just have a look to the following link. which provides more conversion options.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187928.aspx
In SQL Server 2012 onward you may use FORMAT() which is a bit more intuitive than recalling style numbers.
e.g.
select FORMAT( GETDATE() , 'yyyy-MM-dd' )
see: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-AU/library/hh213505.aspx
however do note the second parameter is case sensitive
'yyyy-MM-dd' works
'YYYY-MM-DD' would only work for the MM

How to convert varchar to date

I am working in SQL Server 2008 R2
I need to convert a varchar(50) field in a view to a date format.
I have a view that uses the following to create the field delivered_date:
convert(varchar(50),[delvd_dt],110) as [delivered_date]
The formatted field looks like : 2012-03-11 16:24:42.0000000
I need the results to be a date so that I can check for dates within a range. I would prefer to do it within the view so that I can use SSRS to create the range for the report.
Have you tried cast()? The following returns the right date for me:
select CAST('2012-03-11 16:24:42.0000000' as DATE)
Perhaps you can simply truncate the millis and use CONVERT:
SELECT Convert(datetime, LEFT('2012-03-11 16:24:42.0000000', 19), 102) AS [Date]
Demo
This works even in MS SQL-Server 2005.
CAST and CONVERT (Transact-SQL)
Try this link website shows several formatting options.
Example:
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 105)

Change format of datetime in SQL

I want format like
17-April-2011 9:05 PM
How to do this in sql query
Use the CONVERT or CAST function (see documentation) which offer a number of formats. But be careful with what you do with it. This is fine for displaying, but could result in inefficient queries if you use the result in a query expression.
And if you are using it for display, you will probably have better formatting options in the language you are using at the UI level.
Try CONVERT(varchar(50), datecol, 130) - format 130 seems closest and replace some spaces?
The closest you can get from the built-in CONVERT function is 17 Apr 2011 9:05:00:000PM:
SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 130)
See also:
How to format datetime & date in Sql Server 2005 by Anubhav Goyal
CAST and CONVERT (Transact-SQL) on MSDN
113 is also similar:
SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 113)