tags:

views:

3114

answers:

2
Q: 

How can I convert a varchar field of the form: YYYYMMDD to a datetime in T-SQL?

How can I convert a varchar field of the form YYYYMMDD to a datetime in T-SQL?

Thank you.

+6  A:  
select convert(datetime, '20081030')
bobwienholt  2008-10-30 17:28:39
I had to specify a format as well. SELECT CONVERT(datetime, '20081030', 102)
Allain Lalonde  2008-10-30 18:01:23
Maybe that is dependent on your default settings... I guess it's better to specify a format no matter what.
bobwienholt  2008-10-30 18:21:43
A: 

Use the CONVERT() function?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187928.aspx

Joe The Software Developer  2008-10-30 17:28:42

related questions

Handling and storing elapsed time
How do I convert local time to UTC in Python?
Mono's DateTime Serialization
Best practices for DateTime serialization in .Net framework 3.5/SQL Server 2008
Parsing exact dates in C# shouldn't force you to create an IFormatProvider
C# Casting vs. Parse
.NET Date Const (with Globalization)
Dynamic regex for date time formats
What is the simplest way to find the difference between 2 times in python?
Best way to convert DateTime to "n Hours Ago" in SQL
What's a good way to overwrite DateTime.Now during testing?
Datetime arithmetic with a string in Ruby
How can I get the DateTime for the Start of the Week?
Is DateTime.Now the best way to measure a function's performance?
SQL Server DateTime conversion failure
Natural language date/time parser for .NET?
What's a good way to check if two datetimes are on the same calendar day in TSQL?
Why does this python date/time conversion seem wrong?
Dealing with PHP server and MySQL server in different time zones
How do I parse and convert DateTime's to the RFC 3339 date-time format?
HOWTO - Compare a date string to datetime in SQL Server?
Best method for varchar date validation in Sybase (T-SQL)?
What's the BEST way to remove the time portion of a datetime value (SQL Server)
How do I calculate relative time?
How do I calculate someone's age in C#?