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Compare date type value after converting

3>
4> CREATE TABLE Orders (
5>      OrderID int NOT NULL ,
6>      CustomerID nchar (5) NULL ,
7>      EmployeeID int NULL ,
8>      OrderDate datetime NULL ,
9>      RequiredDate datetime NULL ,
10>     ShippedDate datetime NULL ,
11>     ShipVia int NULL ,
12>     Freight money NULL DEFAULT (0),
13>     ShipName nvarchar (40) NULL ,
14>     ShipAddress nvarchar (60) NULL ,
15>     ShipCity nvarchar (15) NULL ,
16>     ShipRegion nvarchar (15) NULL ,
17>     ShipPostalCode nvarchar (10) NULL ,
18>     ShipCountry nvarchar (15) NULL)
19> GO
1>
2>
3> SELECT * FROM Orders WHERE CONVERT(varchar(12), OrderDate, 101) = CONVERT(varchar(12), GETDATE(), 101)
4> GO
OrderID     CustomerID EmployeeID  OrderDate               RequiredDate            ShippedDate             ShipVia     Freight               ShipName                                 ShipAddress
                                           ShipCity        ShipRegion      ShipPostalCode ShipCountry
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- ----------- --------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------
------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
(0 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table Orders;
3> GO


Conversion failed when converting the varchar value "abc" to data type int.

4> SELECT CONVERT(INT, "abc")
5> GO
Msg 245, Level 16, State 1, Server J\SQLEXPRESS, Line 4
Conversion failed when converting the varchar value "abc" to data type int.
1> PRINT "This will print!"
2> GO
This will print!
1>


CONVERT(char(10), GETDATE(), 112)

3> CREATE TABLE my_date (Col1 datetime)
4> GO
1>
2> INSERT INTO my_date VALUES (CONVERT(char(10), GETDATE(), 112))
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table my_date;
3> GO


CONVERT(char(8), BillingDate, 1) and CONVERT(varchar(9), PaymentTotal, 1)

6> create table Billings (
7>     BankerID           INTEGER,
8>     BillingNumber      INTEGER,
9>      BillingDate        datetime,
10>      BillingTotal       INTEGER,
11>      TermsID            INTEGER,
12>      BillingDueDate     datetime ,
13>      PaymentTotal       INTEGER,
14>      CreditTotal        INTEGER
15>
16>  );
17>  GO
1>
2> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (1, 1, "2005-01-22", 165, 1,"2005-04-22",123,321);
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (2, 2, "2001-02-21", 165, 1,"2002-02-22",123,321);
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (3, 3, "2003-05-02", 165, 1,"2005-04-12",123,321);
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (4, 4, "1999-03-12", 165, 1,"2005-04-18",123,321);
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (5, 5, "2000-04-23", 165, 1,"2005-04-17",123,321);
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (6, 6, "2001-06-14", 165, 1,"2005-04-18",123,321);
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (7, 7, "2002-07-15", 165, 1,"2005-04-19",123,321);
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (8, 8, "2003-08-16", 165, 1,"2005-04-20",123,321);
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (9, 9, "2004-09-17", 165, 1,"2005-04-21",123,321);
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (0, 0, "2005-10-18", 165, 1,"2005-04-22",123,321);
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4>
5>
6>
7> SELECT CONVERT(char(8), BillingDate, 1)
8>     ,  CONVERT(varchar(9), PaymentTotal, 1)
9> FROM Billings
10> GO
-------- ---------
01/22/05 123
02/21/01 123
05/02/03 123
03/12/99 123
04/23/00 123
06/14/01 123
07/15/02 123
08/16/03 123
09/17/04 123
10/18/05 123
(10 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> drop table Billings;
4> GO


CONVERT(datetime, "20000704")

3> SET DATEFORMAT mdy
4> SELECT "FORMAT is mdy" = CONVERT(datetime, "20000704")
5> SET DATEFORMAT dmy
6> SELECT "FORMAT is mdy" = CONVERT(datetime, "20000704")
7> GO
FORMAT is mdy
-----------------------
2000-07-04 00:00:00.000
(1 rows affected)
FORMAT is mdy
-----------------------
2000-07-04 00:00:00.000
(1 rows affected)


CONVERT() function requires two arguments: the first for the target data type and the second for the source value.

3>
4> SELECT CONVERT(INT, "123")
5> SELECT CONVERT(Decimal(9,2), "123.4")
6> GO
-----------
        123
(1 rows affected)
-----------
     123.40
(1 rows affected)


CONVERT function syntax

CONVERT(data_ type(<length>), expression, <style>)
The length option is only used on the following data types: nchar, char, varchar, nvarchar, varbinary, and binary.
SQL Server interprets two digit years as follows: 
if the year is less than 49 then the year is considered to be 20XX 
while anything 50 and over is considered 19XX.
12> SELECT
13>    CAST("11/11/72" as smalldatetime) AS "11/11/72",
14>    CAST("6/5/40" as smalldatetime) as "6/5/40"
15> GO
11/11/72             6/5/40
-------------------- --------------------
 1972-11-11 00:00:00  2040-06-05 00:00:00
(1 rows affected)
1> SELECT
2>    CONVERT(varchar, getdate(), 1),
3>    CONVERT(varchar, getdate(), 2),
4>    CONVERT(varchar, getdate(), 3),
5>    CONVERT(varchar, getdate(), 4),
6>    CONVERT(varchar, getdate(), 5),
7>    CONVERT(varchar, getdate(), 6)
8> GO

------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------------------
--- ------------------------------ ------------------------------
10/21/07                       07.10.21                       21/10/07                       21.10.07
    21-10-07                       21 Oct 07
(1 rows affected)


CONVERT(varchar(10), advance, 2)

2> CREATE TABLE titles(
3>    title_id       varchar(20),
4>    title          varchar(80)       NOT NULL,
5>    type           char(12)          NOT NULL,
6>    pub_id         char(4)               NULL,
7>    price          money                 NULL,
8>    advance        money                 NULL,
9>    royalty        int                   NULL,
10>    ytd_sales      int                   NULL,
11>    notes          varchar(200)          NULL,
12>    pubdate        datetime          NOT NULL
13> )
14> GO
1>
2> insert titles values ("1", "Secrets",   "popular_comp", "1389", $20.00, $8000.00, 10, 4095,"Note 1","06/12/94")
3> insert titles values ("2", "The",       "business",     "1389", $19.99, $5000.00, 10, 4095,"Note 2","06/12/91")
4> insert titles values ("3", "Emotional", "psychology",   "0736", $7.99,  $4000.00, 10, 3336,"Note 3","06/12/91")
5> insert titles values ("4", "Prolonged", "psychology",   "0736", $19.99, $2000.00, 10, 4072,"Note 4","06/12/91")
6> insert titles values ("5", "With",      "business",     "1389", $11.95, $5000.00, 10, 3876,"Note 5","06/09/91")
7> insert titles values ("6", "Valley",    "mod_cook",     "0877", $19.99, $0.00,    12, 2032,"Note 6","06/09/91")
8> insert titles values ("7", "Any?",      "trad_cook",    "0877", $14.99, $8000.00, 10, 4095,"Note 7","06/12/91")
9> insert titles values ("8", "Fifty",     "trad_cook",    "0877", $11.95, $4000.00, 14, 1509,"Note 8","06/12/91")
10> GO
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> SELECT "Money" = advance,
3>        "Varchar" = CONVERT(varchar(10), advance),
4>        "Varchar-1" = CONVERT(varchar(10), advance, 1),
5>        "Varchar-2" = CONVERT(varchar(10), advance, 2)
6> FROM titles
7> GO
Money                 Varchar    Varchar-1  Varchar-2
--------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
            8000.0000 8000.00    8,000.00   8000.0000
            5000.0000 5000.00    5,000.00   5000.0000
            4000.0000 4000.00    4,000.00   4000.0000
            2000.0000 2000.00    2,000.00   2000.0000
            5000.0000 5000.00    5,000.00   5000.0000
               0.0000 0.00       0.00       0.0000
            8000.0000 8000.00    8,000.00   8000.0000
            4000.0000 4000.00    4,000.00   4000.0000
(8 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table titles;
3> GO


CONVERT(varchar(12), OrderDate, 5)

3>
4> CREATE TABLE Orders (
5>      OrderID int NOT NULL ,
6>      CustomerID nchar (5) NULL ,
7>      EmployeeID int NULL ,
8>      OrderDate datetime NULL ,
9>      RequiredDate datetime NULL ,
10>     ShippedDate datetime NULL ,
11>     ShipVia int NULL ,
12>     Freight money NULL DEFAULT (0),
13>     ShipName nvarchar (40) NULL ,
14>     ShipAddress nvarchar (60) NULL ,
15>     ShipCity nvarchar (15) NULL ,
16>     ShipRegion nvarchar (15) NULL ,
17>     ShipPostalCode nvarchar (10) NULL ,
18>     ShipCountry nvarchar (15) NULL
19> )
20> GO
1>    SELECT OrderDate, CONVERT(varchar(12), OrderDate, 5) AS "Converted"
2>    FROM Orders
3>    WHERE OrderID = 11050
4>
5> GO
OrderDate               Converted
----------------------- ------------
(0 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table orders;
3> GO
1>


CONVERT(varchar(20), GETDATE())

3> SELECT
4> "returned as date"=GETDATE(),
5> "returned as string"=CONVERT(varchar(20), GETDATE())
6> GO
returned as date        returned as string
----------------------- --------------------
2008-08-17 13:20:33.890 Aug 17 2008  1:20PM
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>


CONVERT(varchar,BillingDate,100) "Mmm dd yyyy hh:mmdp"

2>
3>
4> create table Billings (
5>     BankerID           INTEGER,
6>     BillingNumber      INTEGER,
7>     BillingDate        datetime,
8>     BillingTotal       INTEGER,
9>     TermsID            INTEGER,
10>     BillingDueDate     datetime ,
11>     PaymentTotal       INTEGER,
12>     CreditTotal        INTEGER
13>
14> );
15> GO
1>
2> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (1, 1, "2005-01-22", 165, 1,"2005-04-22",123,321);
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (2, 2, "2001-02-21", 165, 1,"2002-02-22",123,321.);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (3, 3, "2003-05-02", 165, 1,"2005-04-12",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (4, 4, "1999-03-12", 165, 1,"2005-04-18",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (5, 5, "2000-04-23", 165, 1,"2005-04-17",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (6, 6, "2001-06-14", 165, 1,"2005-04-18",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (7, 7, "2002-07-15", 165, 1,"2005-04-19",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (8, 8, "2003-08-16", 165, 1,"2005-04-20",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (9, 9, "2004-09-17", 165, 1,"2005-04-21",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (0, 0, "2005-10-18", 165, 1,"2005-04-22",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> SELECT CONVERT(varchar,BillingDate,100) "Mmm dd yyyy hh:mmdp" FROM Billings
4> GO
Mmm dd yyyy hh:mmdp
------------------------------
Jan 22 2005 12:00AM
Feb 21 2001 12:00AM
May  2 2003 12:00AM
Mar 12 1999 12:00AM
Apr 23 2000 12:00AM
Jun 14 2001 12:00AM
Jul 15 2002 12:00AM
Aug 16 2003 12:00AM
Sep 17 2004 12:00AM
Oct 18 2005 12:00AM
(10 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table Billings;
3> GO


CONVERT(varchar,BillingDate,101) "mm/dd/yyyy"

2>
3>
4> create table Billings (
5>     BankerID           INTEGER,
6>     BillingNumber      INTEGER,
7>     BillingDate        datetime,
8>     BillingTotal       INTEGER,
9>     TermsID            INTEGER,
10>     BillingDueDate     datetime ,
11>     PaymentTotal       INTEGER,
12>     CreditTotal        INTEGER
13>
14> );
15> GO
1>
2> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (1, 1, "2005-01-22", 165, 1,"2005-04-22",123,321);
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (2, 2, "2001-02-21", 165, 1,"2002-02-22",123,321.);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (3, 3, "2003-05-02", 165, 1,"2005-04-12",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (4, 4, "1999-03-12", 165, 1,"2005-04-18",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (5, 5, "2000-04-23", 165, 1,"2005-04-17",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (6, 6, "2001-06-14", 165, 1,"2005-04-18",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (7, 7, "2002-07-15", 165, 1,"2005-04-19",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (8, 8, "2003-08-16", 165, 1,"2005-04-20",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (9, 9, "2004-09-17", 165, 1,"2005-04-21",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (0, 0, "2005-10-18", 165, 1,"2005-04-22",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> SELECT CONVERT(varchar,BillingDate,101) "mm/dd/yyyy" FROM Billings
4> GO
mm/dd/yyyy
------------------------------
01/22/2005
02/21/2001
05/02/2003
03/12/1999
04/23/2000
06/14/2001
07/15/2002
08/16/2003
09/17/2004
10/18/2005
(10 rows affected)
1> drop table Billings;
2> GO


CONVERT(varchar,BillingDate,103) "dd/mm/yyyy"

3> create table Billings (
4>     BankerID           INTEGER,
5>     BillingNumber      INTEGER,
6>     BillingDate        datetime,
7>     BillingTotal       INTEGER,
8>     TermsID            INTEGER,
9>     BillingDueDate     datetime ,
10>     PaymentTotal       INTEGER,
11>     CreditTotal        INTEGER
12>
13> );
14> GO
1>
2> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (1, 1, "2005-01-22", 165, 1,"2005-04-22",123,321);
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (2, 2, "2001-02-21", 165, 1,"2002-02-22",123,321.);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (3, 3, "2003-05-02", 165, 1,"2005-04-12",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (4, 4, "1999-03-12", 165, 1,"2005-04-18",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (5, 5, "2000-04-23", 165, 1,"2005-04-17",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (6, 6, "2001-06-14", 165, 1,"2005-04-18",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (7, 7, "2002-07-15", 165, 1,"2005-04-19",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (8, 8, "2003-08-16", 165, 1,"2005-04-20",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (9, 9, "2004-09-17", 165, 1,"2005-04-21",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (0, 0, "2005-10-18", 165, 1,"2005-04-22",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> SELECT CONVERT(varchar,BillingDate,103) "dd/mm/yyyy" FROM Billings
4> GO
dd/mm/yyyy
------------------------------
22/01/2005
21/02/2001
02/05/2003
12/03/1999
23/04/2000
14/06/2001
15/07/2002
16/08/2003
17/09/2004
18/10/2005
(10 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> drop table Billings;
4> GO


SELECT "ANSI Date: " + CONVERT(VarChar(50), GETDATE(), 102)

3>
4> SELECT "ANSI Date: " + CONVERT(VarChar(50), GETDATE(), 102)
5> GO
-------------------------------------------------------------
ANSI Date: 2008.08.07
(1 rows affected)


SELECT CONVERT(datetime, "10.12.99",1)

4> SELECT CONVERT(datetime, "10.12.99",1)
5> GO
-----------------------
1999-10-12 00:00:00.000
(1 rows affected)


SELECT CONVERT(datetime, "10.12.99",4)

4> SELECT CONVERT(datetime, "10.12.99",4)
5> GO
-----------------------
1999-12-10 00:00:00.000
(1 rows affected)


select CONVERT (INTEGER , "123")

34>
35> --CONVERT(datatype[(length)],input_data[,style])
36>
37> select CONVERT (INTEGER , "123")
38> GO
-----------
        123
(1 rows affected)
1>


SELECT CONVERT(VarChar(50), @Num, 0)

3>
4> DECLARE @Num Money
5> SET @Num = 1234.56
6> SELECT CONVERT(VarChar(50), @Num, 0)
7> GO
--------------------------------------------------
1234.56
(1 rows affected)
1>


SELECT "Default Date: " + CONVERT(VarChar(50), GETDATE(), 100)

4> SELECT "Default Date: " + CONVERT(VarChar(50), GETDATE(), 100)
5> GO
----------------------------------------------------------------
Default Date: Aug  7 2008  9:19PM
(1 rows affected)


SELECT "German Date: " + CONVERT(VarChar(50), GETDATE(), 104)

3>
4> SELECT "German Date: " + CONVERT(VarChar(50), GETDATE(), 104)
5> GO
---------------------------------------------------------------
German Date: 07.08.2008
(1 rows affected)


SELECT "UK/French Date: " + CONVERT(VarChar(50), GETDATE(), 103)

3>
4> SELECT "UK/French Date: " + CONVERT(VarChar(50), GETDATE(), 103)
5> GO
------------------------------------------------------------------
UK/French Date: 07/08/2008
(1 rows affected)


SELECT "US Date: " + CONVERT(VarChar(50), GETDATE(), 101)

5> SELECT "US Date: " + CONVERT(VarChar(50), GETDATE(), 101)
6> GO
-----------------------------------------------------------
US Date: 08/07/2008
(1 rows affected)


The conversion of a char data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range datetime value.

5> CREATE TABLE titles(
6>    title_id       varchar(20),
7>    title          varchar(80)       NOT NULL,
8>    type           char(12)          NOT NULL,
9>    pub_id         char(4)               NULL,
10>    price          money                 NULL,
11>    advance        money                 NULL,
12>    royalty        int                   NULL,
13>    ytd_sales      int                   NULL,
14>    notes          varchar(200)          NULL,
15>    pubdate        datetime          NOT NULL
16> )
17> GO
1>
2> insert titles values ("1", "Secrets",   "popular_comp", "1389", $20.00, $8000.00, 10, 4095,"Note 1","06/12/94")
3> insert titles values ("2", "The",       "business",     "1389", $19.99, $5000.00, 10, 4095,"Note 2","06/12/91")
4> insert titles values ("3", "Emotional", "psychology",   "0736", $7.99,  $4000.00, 10, 3336,"Note 3","06/12/91")
5> insert titles values ("4", "Prolonged", "psychology",   "0736", $19.99, $2000.00, 10, 4072,"Note 4","06/12/91")
6> insert titles values ("5", "With",      "business",     "1389", $11.95, $5000.00, 10, 3876,"Note 5","06/09/91")
7> insert titles values ("6", "Valley",    "mod_cook",     "0877", $19.99, $0.00,    12, 2032,"Note 6","06/09/91")
8> insert titles values ("7", "Any?",      "trad_cook",    "0877", $14.99, $8000.00, 10, 4095,"Note 7","06/12/91")
9> insert titles values ("8", "Fifty",     "trad_cook",    "0877", $11.95, $4000.00, 14, 1509,"Note 8","06/12/91")
10> GO
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> SELECT  * FROM titles WHERE pubdate BETWEEN "8/1/96" and "8/31/08"
4> GO
Msg 242, Level 16, State 3, Server J\SQLEXPRESS, Line 3
The conversion of a char data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range datetime value.
1>
2> drop table titles;
3> GO


The syntax of the CONVERT function CONVERT(data_type, expression [, style])

Code                       Output format
0 or 100 (default)         Mon dd yyyy hh:miAM/PM
1 or 101                   mm/dd/yy or mm/dd/yyyy
7 or 107                   Mon dd, yy or Mon dd, yyyy
8 or 108                   hh:mi:ss
10 or 110                  mm-dd-yy or mm-dd-yyyy
12 or 112                  yymmdd or yyyymmdd
14 or 114                  hh:mi:ss:mmm (24-hour clock)
Common style codes for converting real data to character data
Code                 Output
0 (default)          6 digits maximum
1   8 digits;        must use scientific notation
2   16 digits;       must use scientific notation
Common style codes for converting money data to character data
Code                Output
0 (default)         2 digits to the right of the decimal point; no commas to the left
1                   2 digits to the right of the decimal point; commas to the left
2                   4 digits to the right of the decimal point; no commas to the left

A SELECT statement that uses the CONVERT function
33>
34>
35> create table Billings (
36>     BankerID           INTEGER,
37>     BillingNumber      INTEGER,
38>     BillingDate        datetime,
39>     BillingTotal       INTEGER,
40>     TermsID            INTEGER,
41>     BillingDueDate     datetime ,
42>     PaymentTotal       INTEGER,
43>     CreditTotal        INTEGER
44>
45> );
46> GO
1>
2> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (1, 1, "2005-01-22", 165, 1,"2005-04-22",123,321);
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (2, 2, "2001-02-21", 165, 1,"2002-02-22",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (3, 3, "2003-05-02", 165, 1,"2005-04-12",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (4, 4, "1999-03-12", 165, 1,"2005-04-18",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (5, 5, "2000-04-23", 165, 1,"2005-04-17",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (6, 6, "2001-06-14", 165, 1,"2005-04-18",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (7, 7, "2002-07-15", 165, 1,"2005-04-19",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (8, 8, "2003-08-16", 165, 1,"2005-04-20",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (9, 9, "2004-09-17", 165, 1,"2005-04-21",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (0, 0, "2005-10-18", 165, 1,"2005-04-22",123,321);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4>
5> SELECT CONVERT(varchar, BillingDate) AS varcharDate,
6>     CONVERT(varchar, BillingDate, 1) AS varcharDate_1,
7>     CONVERT(varchar, BillingDate, 107) AS varcharDate_107,
8>     CONVERT(varchar, BillingTotal) AS varcharTotal,
9>     CONVERT(varchar, BillingTotal, 1) AS varcharTotal_1
10> FROM Billings
11> GO
varcharDate                    varcharDate_1                  varcharDate_107                varcharTotal                   varcharTotal_1
------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------
Jan 22 2005 12:00AM            01/22/05                       Jan 22, 2005                   165                            165
Feb 21 2001 12:00AM            02/21/01                       Feb 21, 2001                   165                            165
May  2 2003 12:00AM            05/02/03                       May 02, 2003                   165                            165
Mar 12 1999 12:00AM            03/12/99                       Mar 12, 1999                   165                            165
Apr 23 2000 12:00AM            04/23/00                       Apr 23, 2000                   165                            165
Jun 14 2001 12:00AM            06/14/01                       Jun 14, 2001                   165                            165
Jul 15 2002 12:00AM            07/15/02                       Jul 15, 2002                   165                            165
Aug 16 2003 12:00AM            08/16/03                       Aug 16, 2003                   165                            165
Sep 17 2004 12:00AM            09/17/04                       Sep 17, 2004                   165                            165
Oct 18 2005 12:00AM            10/18/05                       Oct 18, 2005                   165                            165
(10 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> drop table Billings;
4> GO


Use convert function with variables

3> DECLARE @thisdate datetime, @nextmonth datetime
4> SET @thisdate = GETDATE()
5> SET @nextmonth = DATEADD(m, 1, GETDATE())
6> SELECT CONVERT(varchar, @thisdate, 101) "Today",
7>     CONVERT(varchar, @nextmonth, 101) "One month from today",
8>     DATEDIFF(d, @thisdate, @nextmonth) "Days between"
9> GO
Today                          One month from today           Days between
------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------
08/17/2008                     09/17/2008                               31
(1 rows affected)
1>


Values for the style argument of the CONVERT function when you convert a datetime expression to a character expression.

Style Number                   Style Number                  Output Type           Style
without Century (yy)           with Century (yyyy)
-                              0 or 100                      Default               mon dd yyyy hh:miAM (or PM)
1                              101                           USA                   mm/dd/yyyy
2                              102                           ANSI                  yyyy.mm.dd
3                              103                           British/French        dd/mm/yyyy
4                              104                           German                dd.mm.yyyy
5                              105                           Italian               dd-mm-yyyy
6                              106                           -                     dd mon yyyy
7                              107                           -                     mon dd, yyyy
-                              8 or 108                      -                     hh:mm:ss
-                              9 or 109                     Default +              mon dd yyyy hh:mi:ss:mmmAM
                                                            milliseconds (or PM)
10                             110                          USA                    mm-dd-yy
11                             111                          JAPAN                  yy/mm/dd
12                             112                          ISO                    yymmdd
-                              13 or 113                    Europe default +       dd mon yyyy hh:mi:ss:mmm (24h)
                                                            milliseconds
14                             114                          -                      hh:mi:ss:mmm (24h)

                               20 or 120                    ODBC canonical         yyyy-mm-dd hh:mi:ss(24h)

                               21 or 121                    ODBC canonical +       yyyy-mm-dd hh:mi:ss.mmm(24h)
                                                            milliseconds