Concatenating two TIME columns in SQL Server 2012 - sql

I want to concatenate two TIME columns and show as one column.
Example:
FromTime: 9:00
ToTime: 12:00
Result should be:
9:00-12:00

Generic SQL:
-- hh:mm:ss
SELECT 'result:' + CONVERT(CHAR(6), FromTime, 8) + '-' + CONVERT(CHAR(6), ToTime)
FROM yourTable
MySQL:
-- hh:mm
SELECT 'result:' + DATE_FORMAT(FromTime, '%H:%i') + '-' + DATE_FORMAT(ToTime, '%H:%i')
FROM yourTable
SQL Server:
-- hh:mm
SELECT 'result:' + convert(char(2), DATEPART(hh, FromTime)) + ':' +
CONVERT(CHAR(2), DATEPART(mm, FromTime)) + '-' +
CONVERT(CHAR(2), DATEPART(hh, ToTime)) + ':' +
CONVERT(CHAR(2), DATEPART(mm, ToTime))
FROM yourTable

declare #FromTime time
declare #ToTime time
set #FromTime='9:00'
set #ToTime='12:00'
select cast(#FromTime as varchar(10))+ '-' + cast(#ToTime as varchar(10)) as result
sql demo

You can use convert
select convert(VARCHAR(5),getdate(),108) + ' - ' + convert(VARCHAR(5),getdate()-1,108)

Related

How to convert separated Year(int), Month(int) and Day(int) columns into DateTime

Our ERP system holds year, month and day in separate int columns. I want to combine those 3 int columns into one DateTime, How can I convert it in the SQL Server.
Year | Month | Day
--------------------
2016 | 1 | 23
You could use DATEFROMPARTS(SQL Server 2012+):
SELECT DATEFROMPARTS([Year], [Month], [Day]) AS DateTim
FROM table_name
SQL Server 2008 (assuming that year is 4-digit):
SELECT CAST(CAST([year] AS VARCHAR(4)) + '-' +
CAST([month] AS VARCHAR(2)) + '-' +
CAST([day] AS VARCHAR(2))
AS DATE) AS DateTim
FROM table_name;
LiveDemo
As Gordon Linoff proposed in comment to utilize YYYYMMDD as INT to convert to DATE:
SELECT CAST(CAST([year] * 10000 + [month]*100 + [day] AS VARCHAR(8))
AS DATE) AS DateTim
FROM table_name;
LiveDemo2
Addendum
To address ypercubeᵀᴹ concerns about dateformat we could utilize ISO-8601 which is not affected by DATEFORMAT or LANGUAGE settings:
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss[.mmm]
SELECT CAST(RIGHT('000'+ CAST([year] AS VARCHAR(4)),4) + '-' +
RIGHT('0' + CAST([month] AS VARCHAR(2)),2) + '-' +
RIGHT('0' + CAST([day] AS VARCHAR(2)),2) + 'T00:00:00' AS DATE)
FROM table_name
LiveDemo3
To handle years before 1000 should be padded with zeros.
We can use SQL's CONVERT function to get Datetime value :
SELECT CONVERT(DATETIME, CONVERT(VARCHAR(2), Day) + '/' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(2), Month) + '/' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(4), Year),103) FROM Table_Name

Sql Server select datetime without seconds

I have datetime column value below
2015-01-04 20:37:00.000
I tried below
cast(cast(MyDateColumn as date) as datetime)+cast(datepart(hour,MyDateColumn ) as float)/24
as MyDateColumn
and
CAST(CONVERT(CHAR(16),MyDateColumn,113) AS datetime) as MyDateColumn
These are did not work for me
How can i get above datetime as 01-04.2015 20:37 ?
Since MS SQL 2012, you can use FORMAT,
SELECT FORMAT([MyDateColumn], 'dd-MM.yyyy HH:mm')
In MYSQL it will work
SELECT DATE_FORMAT(date, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%i') AS formated_date FROM table;
In MS SQL It will work
SELECT FORMAT(getdate(), 'dd-mm-yyyy HH:mm')
In SQL Server this will work:
DECLARE #now [datetime];
SET #now = GETDATE();
SELECT
CONVERT([varchar](10), #now, 105) + ' ' +
RIGHT('0' + CONVERT([varchar](2), DATEPART(HOUR, #now)), 2) + ':' +
RIGHT('0' + CONVERT([varchar](2), DATEPART(MINUTE, #now)), 2);
In SQL Server this should do the trick:
declare #dt datetime = '2015-01-04 20:37:00.000'
select right('0' + cast(DATEPART(MM, #dt) as varchar), 2) + '-'
+ right('0' +cast(DATEPART(DAY, #dt) as varchar), 2) + '.'
+ cast(DATEPART(YEAR, #dt) as varchar) + ' '
+ right('0' +cast(DATEPART(HOUR, #dt) as varchar), 2) + ':'
+ right('0' +cast(DATEPART(MINUTE, #dt) as varchar), 2)
Simply,
SELECT CAST(CONVERT(varchar, GETDATE(), 100) as datetime)
Here's another way and you get a datetime in return.
SELECT DATEADD(
MILLISECOND,
DATEPART(MILLISECOND, '2016-02-16 13:45:24.573') * -1,
DATEADD(SECOND, DATEPART(SECOND,'2016-02-16 13:45:24.573') * -1,
'2016-02-16 13:45:24.573')
)
this is the way i do it. I needed to get -2 minutes
select CONVERT(datetime, CONVERT(CHAR(18), DATEADD(minute, -2, getdate()) , 113) + '00')
Format(Cast(Convert(varchar(15),Cast(timeval as Time),100) as DateTime),'hh:mm tt') As newtime
This will remove seconds from time as well as add AM,PM with time.

SQL server 2008 date conversion formats

I produce a CSV file but cannot figure out the proper date format.
I am aware of the MSDN site codes for datetime conversions:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187928.aspx
It seems there is no code to convert my datetime into this format:
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MMAM
e.g.:
12/28/2014 4:33AM
How do you achieve such format?
Platform:
Microsoft SQL server 2008
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 101) +
RIGHT(CONVERT(VARCHAR, GETDATE(), 100), 7)
This is what you can use and is probably the most straightforward:
SELECT
RIGHT('0' + cast(month(dateColumn) AS NVARCHAR(2)), 2) + '/' -- generate the day
+ RIGHT('0' + cast(day(dateColumn) AS NVARCHAR(2)), 2) + '/' -- generate the month
+ cast(year(dateColumn) AS NVARCHAR(4)) + ' ' -- generate the year
+ convert(VARCHAR, cast(dateColumn AS TIME)), 100) -- generate the time
FROM TABLE
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR, GetDate(), 101) + ' ' +
CONVERT(VARCHAR, DATEPART(hh, GetDate())) + ':' +
RIGHT('0' + CONVERT(VARCHAR, DATEPART(mi, GetDate())), 2) AS TIME
EDIT: This gets the AM/PM also
SELECT CONVERT(CHAR(11),GETDATE(),101)
+ CONVERT(CHAR( 5),GETDATE(),114)
+ RIGHT(CONVERT(CHAR( 5),GETDATE(),109), 2)
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),GETDATE(),3) as 'dd/MM/yy'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),GETDATE(),103) as 'dd/MM/yyyy'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),GETDATE(),4) as 'dd.MM.yy'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),GETDATE(),104) as 'dd.MM.yyyy'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),GETDATE(),5) as 'dd-MM-yy'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),GETDATE(),105) as 'dd-MM-yyyy'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),GETDATE(),6) as 'ddMonthyy'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),GETDATE(),106) as 'ddMonthyyyy'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),GETDATE(),7) as 'Monthdd.yy'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),GETDATE(),107) as 'Monthdd.yyyy'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),GETDATE(),8) as 'hh.mm.ss'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),GETDATE(),108) as 'hh.mm.ss'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(100),GETDATE(),9) as 'Monthddyy hh.mm.ss.mss'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(100),GETDATE(),109) as 'Monthddyyyy hh.mm.ss.mss'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(100),GETDATE(),10) as 'mm-dd-yy'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(100),GETDATE(),110) as 'mm-dd-yyyy'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(100),GETDATE(),11) as 'yy/MM/dd'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(100),GETDATE(),111) as 'yyyy/MM/dd'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(100),GETDATE(),12) as 'yyMMdd'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(100),GETDATE(),112) as 'yyyyMMdd'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(100),GETDATE(),13) as 'ddMonthyy hh.mm.ss.mss'
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(100),GETDATE(),113) as 'ddMonthyyyy hh.mm.ss.mss'

Using DatePart in line of a larger sql clause

This statement will correctly merge 2 columns ('DATE' and 'TIME'):
update AllBW1 set sUserTime =
CAST(
(
STR( YEAR( [DATE] ) ) + '/' +
STR( MONTH( [DATE] ) ) + '/' +
STR( DAY( [DATE] ) ) + ' ' +
(select DATENAME(hour, [TIME]))+ ':' +
(select DATENAME(minute, [TIME])) + ':' +
(select DATENAME(SECOND, [TIME]))
) as DATETIME)
where sUserTime is null
I'd like to refine the above so as to replace the default timezone with my own (GMT-6).
I've tried a few variations:
CAST((select DATEADD(hour, -6, DATENAME(hour, [TIME]))) as smalldatetime) + ':' +
and
(select CAST(DATEADD(hour, -6, DATENAME(hour, [TIME]))) as datetime) + ':' +
and have achieved no joy.
thx
The logfile as parsed into the SQL table by LogParser 2.2 has separate fields for Date and Time but, since both are formatted as datatime fields they end up looking like:
2012-01-04 00:00:00.000 for date (all time fields are zeroed)
2012-01-01 06:04:41.000 for time (all date field = first day of current year)
That's the reason the query is parsing each element the way it is. Thanks to Dems comment I simplified everything down. I've no doubt this can be optimized by for the volumes I'm dealing with this is adaquate:
update myTable set sUserTime =
(
DATENAME(YEAR, [DATE] ) + '/' +
DATENAME(MONTH, [DATE] ) + '/' +
DATENAME(DAY, [DATE] ) + ' ' +
DATENAME(hour, (dateadd(hh, -6, [time])))+ ':' +
DATENAME(minute, [TIME]) + ':' +
DATENAME(SECOND, [TIME])
)
where sUserTime is null

How to convert date into DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS format?

Can someone help me with SQL Date format?
The following statement
SELECT convert(VARCHAR(20),GETDATE(),113)
returns
04 Aug 2011 08:08:08.
I want the results like
Aug-04-2011 08:08:08
Thank you!
SELECT
LEFT(DATENAME(MONTH, Date), 3) + '-' +
RIGHT(100 + DAY(Date), 2) + '-' +
DATENAME(YEAR, Date) + ' ' +
CONVERT(varchar, Date, 108)
FROM (SELECT Date = GETDATE()) s
Off the top of my head, I think its:
SELECT convert(VARCHAR(20),GETDATE(),120)
EDIT:
This will work:
SELECT datename(day, GETDATE()) + '-'
+ substring(datename(month, GETDATE()),0,4) + '-'
+ datename(year, GETDATE()) + ' '
+ datename(hh, GETDATE()) + ':'
+ datename(mi, GETDATE()) + ':'
+ datename(ss, GETDATE())
SECOND EDIT:
SELECT substring(datename(month, GETDATE()),0,4) + '-'
+ datename(day, GETDATE()) + '-'
+ datename(year, GETDATE()) + ' '
+ datename(hh, GETDATE()) + ':'
+ datename(mi, GETDATE()) + ':'
+ datename(ss, GETDATE())
THIRD EDIT:
select substring(datename(month, GETDATE()),0,4) + '-'
+ right(datename(day, GETDATE())+100,2) + '-'
+ datename(year, GETDATE()) + ' '
+ right(datename(hh, GETDATE())+100,2) + ':'
+ right(datename(mi, GETDATE())+100,2) + ':'
+ right(datename(ss, GETDATE())+100,2)
The built-in convert won't allow you to format your date exactly as you desire, unfortunately.
With a little manipulation, you can get there though:
SELECT stuff(stuff(convert(VARCHAR(20),GETDATE(),113), 3, 1, '-'), 7, 1, '-')
You could put this in a UDF and call that whenever you want your date formatted in this manner.