Converting Varchar to datetime

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Hi,

Can anyone tell me why the error occurs when executing:

SQL

SELECT  CONVERT(Datetime,dob,102)
FROM    Table1

Here dob is Varchar(10)
Date is in dd/mm/yyyy(5/24/1995) format

Thanks in advance...

Posted 30-Jan-11 20:30pm

aswathy.s.88

Updated 31-Jan-11 4:19am

Prerak Patel

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Manas Bhardwaj 31-Jan-11 10:20am

whts the error?

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Prerak Patel · Answer 1 · 2011-01-30T23:28:00

Solution 2

Date is in dd/mm/yyyy(5/24/1995) format

5/24/1995 is m/d/yyyy format.

Following works fine

SQL

SELECT CONVERT(datetime, '5/24/1995', 102) AS Expr1

and

SQL

SELECT CONVERT(datetime, dob, 102) from testTable

Make sure you have proper data in all rows. What error you get exactly?

Posted 30-Jan-11 23:28pm

Prerak Patel

OriginalGriff · Answer 2 · 2011-01-30T20:35:00

Solution 1

Without seeing your data, it is difficult to be sure, but I would assume that the "dob" field does not contain date information in the correct format: i.e. "yyyy.MM.dd" as specified by the "102" style parameter

Posted 30-Jan-11 20:35pm

OriginalGriff