converting a string '04/13' to a date format in sql

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HI Friends,,

How to convert a string '04/13' which means April/2013 to a date format 'dd/mm/yyyy'.

Posted 6-Jun-13 23:56pm

PRAKASH_N

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Raja Sekhar S 7-Jun-13 6:13am

For Your Example The O/p Should be: 01/04/2013?

PRAKASH_N 8-Jun-13 1:58am

yes @Raja

Zoltán Zörgő 7-Jun-13 13:17pm

The date format has meaning when we talk about string representation. At the moment when me convert any string representation to date value, it has no format. And what should be year component? The current one?

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Solution 1

Hello,

You'll need to add the day parameter :

SQL

SELECT CONVERT(DATETIME, '01/04/13', 3)

You can't convert to datetime without the day parameter.

Posted 7-Jun-13 0:13am

Ahmed Bensaid

Updated 7-Jun-13 0:19am

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Maciej Los 7-Jun-13 6:49am

Almost perfect answer (voted: 4)!

Ahmed Bensaid 7-Jun-13 6:51am

Thanks ;)

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Maciej Los · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-07T00:46:00

Solution 4

Try this:

SQL

DECLARE @shortdate VARCHAR(10)

--needed to successful conversion
SET DATEFORMAT dmy;

--your input string
SET @shortdate = '04/13'

--valid date
SELECT CONVERT(DATETIME, '01/' + @shortDate) AS myDate

More: SET DATEFORMAT[^]
CAST AND CONVERT[^]

Posted 7-Jun-13 0:46am

Maciej Los

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_Amy 7-Jun-13 6:48am

+5!

Maciej Los 7-Jun-13 6:51am

Thank you, Amit ;)

ridoy 7-Jun-13 7:19am

+5

Maciej Los 7-Jun-13 7:30am

Thank you ;)