How to convert varchar data type to datetime?

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select top 100 percent *  from RawData  where SiteId=@SitePId and convert(datetime, date, 103) between @StartDate and @EndDate  order by convert(datetime, date, 103)

when i run above query i am getting below error

Error converting data type varchar to datetime.

here date column is varchar type
@startDate is Datetime
@Enddate is Datetime

i have to sort date column between startdate and enddate

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<pre lang="SQL">select top 100 percent *  from RawData  where SiteId=@SitePId and convert(datetime, date, 103) between @StartDate and @EndDate  order by convert(datetime, date, 103)</pre>

when i run above query i am getting below error

Error converting data type varchar to datetime.

Posted 13-Oct-16 20:00pm

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Richard MacCutchan 14-Oct-16 3:28am

Why are you trying to convert? SQL can compare date time values.

Member 12363094 14-Oct-16 3:34am

because i have to get between data of startdate and enddate which are datetime
and date column is varchar type

without conversion also i am getting below error
Error converting data type varchar to datetime.

Mehdi Gholam 14-Oct-16 3:53am

Check the data in your columns for valid date string values.

F-ES Sitecore 14-Oct-16 4:15am

This is one of the many reasons why you don't store dates as text\varchar. Change your database schema so that date is a datetime or date field as appropriate. This could be rubbish data in your date column, it could be a location issues....we don't know as we can't access your database but using the correct field types eliminates these problems.

Member 12363094 14-Oct-16 4:20am

Actually above one is in sp
@startDate,@EndDate are input parameters with datatype as datetime

Karthik_Mahalingam 18-Oct-16 5:26am

Always use Reply button, to post Comments/query to the user, so that the user gets notified and responds to your text.

Sahan2u 7-Nov-16 5:48am

This could be happen due to invalid date for @StartDate or @EndDate paramenters such as 2016-11-31. There is no 31 in November month.

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