how to find month number from datetime values

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Hi all!!

i have a feild which stores datetime type values

2011-11-30 00:00:00.000

I want to retrieve month number from this .
I need month number for some other sql-query . i tried using substring but it gives me error

SQL

Argument data type datetime is invalid for argument 1 of substring function.

Please tell me how to retrieve it!!!!

Posted 11-Jun-12 0:39am

ujjwal uniyal

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Chandrashekar SK 11-Jun-12 6:49am

Which programming language you're using??

VJ Reddy 11-Jun-12 7:26am

Thank you for accepting the solution :)

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Solution 2

Hi,

Are you trying to get the value '11' from the given date?
Just try this:

select MONTH('2011-11-30 00:00:00.000')

Thank You.

Posted 11-Jun-12 0:49am

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VJ Reddy · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-11T00:50:00

Solution 3

The DATEPART(mm,date) function can be used for this purpose as explained here
http://www.w3schools.com/sql/func_datepart.asp[^]

Posted 11-Jun-12 0:50am

VJ Reddy

Updated 11-Jun-12 0:51am

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Manas Bhardwaj 11-Jun-12 9:16am

Accurate +5!

VJ Reddy 11-Jun-12 9:38am

Thank you, Manas :)

Espen Harlinn 12-Jun-12 8:40am

5'ed!

VJ Reddy 12-Jun-12 9:00am

Thank you, Espen :)