How to convert timestamp data of SQL into datetime or date

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I got data from sql source table like this '

0x000000000EFFE662

'. I have to convert it to datetime or date.

What I have tried:

select convert(datetime, column_name,103) + CAST(column_name as DATETIME),* from [dbo].[table_name]

Posted 17-Feb-20 2:24am

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Updated 17-Feb-20 2:27am

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phil.o · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-17T02:28:00

Solution 1

You cannot convert a SQL timestamp to a datetime, unfortunately.
How to convert SQL Server's timestamp column to datetime format - Stack Overflow[^] gives a deeper insight about it.

Posted 17-Feb-20 2:28am

phil.o

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Maciej Los 17-Feb-20 9:02am

5ed!

phil.o 17-Feb-20 9:05am

Thanks :)

Member 11776570 17-Feb-20 9:37am

But still i can convert that data i have try all the solution of your given link.
It is giving error like this 'Arithmetic overflow error converting expression'

phil.o 17-Feb-20 9:41am

Without knowing the exact SQL code you tried, the only thing that can be said is that what you tried to "convert" does not fit into the target type.

Member 11776570 17-Feb-20 9:47am

I have tried this 'select convert(datetime,column_name,121),* from [dbo].[Table_name]'. It gives me this error 'Arithmetic overflow error converting expression to data type datetime.'

phil.o 17-Feb-20 10:00am

This is because there is nothing which guarantees that trying to convert a timestamp to a datetime will produce a valid datetime value. Which is confirmed by the result you got.

Member 11776570 17-Feb-20 10:46am

okay...