So I have a column in a table that is of type DateTime and are in this style '2013-10-15 11:39:59.137' (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss:mmm). I am trying to convert to this format (dd/mm/yyyy) '15/10/2013'. I have tried things like this CONVERT(DATETIME,[MyColumnName],103) 103 being the style that I want, but this just displays the exact same thing. I have also tried converting to nvarchar(50) and then converting to datetime with my desired style but I then get this error 'The conversion of a nvarchar data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range value.', I am unsure of what this means. Is there anyway in which it is possible to change the style of a date.
If the result is a datetime type again, it show's up with the default representation. If you use varchar as representation it shows up. Here an example:
select CONVERT(varchar(10),getdate(),103)
may this explains it
declare #a varchar(10)
select #a=CONVERT(varchar(10),getdate(),103)
print #a
select convert(datetime,#a,103) as 'Datetime', CONVERT(varchar(10),convert(datetime,#a,103),103) as Text
A DateTime will always be displayed as such.
If you want to change the way it is displayed you need to convert it to VARCHAR:
CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),[MyColumnName],103)
Now, this is for display reasons. If you need to convert back to datetime, you need to provide once more the format:
CONVERT(DATETIME,CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),GETDATE(),103),103)
Related
In my import table I have the following column defined:
LFZ_begin VARCHAR(50) NULL
Now when I try to define the column in a view as DATETIME and call the view in SSMS, I get the following error message:
The conversion of a varchar data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range value
In my view the column is defined as follows:
CONVERT(VARCHAR(50), CONVERT(DATETIME, LFZ_begin, 120)) AS LFZ_begin,
I need to expect the result value like that: 2020-09-04 00:00:0000
Does anyone have an idea for this issue?
You should fix your data model and never store date/time values as strings. In the meantime you can fix the view using try_ functions:
TRY_CONVERT(VARCHAR(50), TRY_CONVERT(DATETIME, LFZ_begin, 120)) AS LFZ_begin,
Note: This will eliminate the error on invalid formatted columns. Whether it ever returns a valid value depends on the data -- and you have shown no sample data so there is no way to suggest a solution to whatever the underlying problem is.
I have table named PTBV with two columns: Dateptbv varchar(50) and [Column 1] varchar(50).
I'm trying to use the CONVERT() function to get actual datetime values from the string data stored in the Dateptbv column.
Here are examples of the data in that column:
"10/01/13"
"11/01/13"
"14/01/13"
"15/01/13"
"16/01/13"
"17/01/13"
"18/01/13"
"21/01/13"
"22/01/13"
"24/01/13"
"25/01/13"
"28/01/13"
"29/01/13"
"30/01/13"
"01/02/13"
"04/02/13"
Note that the quotation marks in this sample are part of the data and are stored in the column. Otherwise, data is stored in dd/mm/yy format.
Unfortunately, every date style I've tried has resulted in an error message. How can I convert this data into DateTime values?
If I understand your picture correctly, your column Dateptbv is VARCHAR(50) and stores the date as yy/mm/dd wrapped in " characters. First of all: Change this, if ever possible!. Try to store values in appropriately typed columns!
Try
SELECT CONVERT(DATE,SUBSTRING(Dateptbv,2,8)),3) --3 for dd/mm/yy
Read this link to find more details about the abilities of CONVERT.
Try the below script
SELECT CAST(SUBSTRING(Dateptbv,2,8) AS DATE)
FROM PTBV
I can't make out from the documentation why SQL Server parses a text in a format other than the specified style.
Regardless of whether I provide text in the expected format:
SELECT CONVERT(DATETIME, N'20150601', 112)
or incorrect format (for style 113):
SELECT CONVERT(DATETIME, N'20150601', 113)
The results are the same: 2015-06-01 00:00:00.000 I would expect the latter to fail to convert the date (correctly).
What rules does it employ when trying to convert a VARCHAR to DATETIME? I.e. why does the latter (incorrect format style) still correctly parse the date?
EDIT: It seems I've not been clear enough. Style 113 should expect dd mon yyyy hh:mi:ss:mmm(24h) but it happily converts values in the format yyyymmdd for some reason.
Because the date is in a canonical format ie(20150101). The database engine falls over it implicitly. This is a compatibility feature.
If you swapped these around to UK or US date formats, you would receive conversion errors, because they cannot be implicitly converted.
EDIT: You could actually tell it to convert it to a pig, and it would still implicitly convert it to date time:
select convert(datetime,'20150425',99999999)
select convert(datetime,'20150425',100)
select convert(datetime,'20150425',113)
select convert(datetime,'20150425',010)
select convert(datetime,'20150425',8008135)
select convert(datetime,'20150425',000)
And proof of concept that this is a compatibility feature:
select convert(datetime2,'20150425',99999999)
Although you can still implicitly convert datetime2 objects, but the style must be in the scope of the conversion chart.
Reason why is the date N'20150601' converted to valid datetime is because of fact that literal N'20150601' is universal notation of datetime in SQL Server. That means, if you state datetime value in format N'yyyymmdd', SQL Server know that it is universal datetime format and know how to read it, in which order.
You should convert to varchar type in order to apply those formats:
SELECT CONVERT(varchar(100), CAST('20150601' as date), 113)
OK, you are converting datetime to datetime. What did you expect? In order to apply formats you should convert to varchar and you have to have date or time type as second parameter.
I currently have a challenge of storing a DateTime value in a NVarChar field so that it's culture independent.
I've read that you can convert the value to an int by using CONVERT(int, GETDATE(), 112) which should make it culture independent but the former statement doesn't store the time.
What is the industry standard of storing a DateTime as culture independent?
EDIT
Please note that I can't use DateTime in my scenario. It must be NVarChar.
EDIT 2
Alright, found the answer to my own question.
To convert a DateTime to it's binary(8) raw format:
convert(binary(8), GETDATE())
I then store the value in a VARCHAR field as follows:
CONVERT(VARCHAR(MAX), convert(binary(8), GETDATE()), 2)
To retrieve it back from the varchar field and convert it to DateTime:
CONVERT(DateTime,CONVERT(binary(8), [TextField], 2))
As var as I'm concerned, this will store a DateTime as culture independent.
EDIT 3
It seems like user Kaf has the best solution. I will rather use format 126 to convert it to text and then back to DateTime from text.
Thanks everyone and sorry for the confusion.
If you CANNOT store date as Datetime, you can use style 126 which gives ISO8601 format (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mi:ss.mmm (no spaces)). I think it is culture independent.
Fiddle demo
select convert(nvarchar(50),getdate(),126)
Best thing is to store Date as a DateTime/Date type.
You should use DATETIME or DATETIME2 data type to store date and time values. They are stored in binary format in the database and are culture independent.
You can read more on MSDN here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187819(v=sql.100).aspx
More on how SQL Server stores the datetime values: "It uses 8 bytes to store a datetime value—the first 4 for the date and the second 4 for the time." (from: http://sqlmag.com/sql-server/solving-datetime-mystery)
I do not get this idea to store a date in a varchar field so that it is 'culture independant'. dateTime data type is culture independant. What is culture dependent is the way date values are displayed:
MM/dd/YYYY
dd/MM/YYYY
YYYY-MM-DD
etc
But, if the display changes, the underlying value itself is still the same ... and this is why you can easily 'convert' dates from one format to another....
So, for the sake of simplicity, I do strongly advise you to switch to a culture-independant, datetime field. Otherwise any further use of this field's content (calculation, display, print out, etc) will be a real PITA ...
I have a table with a varchar column which represent date and time in the next format:
dd/MM/yy hh:mm
For example: 27/01/13 07:57
I need to convert this column to DateTime type.
I tried to do it without success.
Assume that #varcharDT contains the VarChar DateTime and I want insert the converted value to #dateTimeDT variable.
DECLARE #varcharDT varchar(1000)
SELECT #varcharDT = dateTimeColumn from dbo.tempTable
--Trying to convert
DECLARE #dateTimeDT DateTime
SET #dateTimeDT= CONVERT (DATETIME, #varcharDT )
The last line raise the next exception:
Conversion failed when converting date and/or time from character string.
I think the conversion fails because my VarChar DateTime is in custom format.
How can I solve it?
I am working with SQL Server 2008 R2
Thanks
Try:
CONVERT(datetime, #varcharDT, 3)
The last number is the style for the convert. The list can be found in the MSDN documentation article CAST and CONVERT (Transact-SQL).