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Question: What is the code to create a table having a column named DATE, which takes date in the format dd/mm/yyyy, in SQL Server2000? Or any format of date.

Answer: SELECTÂ CONVERT(varchar, GETDATE(), 103)

In this example the GETDATE() will return your sql server system date.

and the CONVERT is used to convert the date into the desired fomat.

Basically the CONVERT requires three arguments

1. Datatype

2. Date to Convert

3. Format style

Here is the list of style .....

Style ID
Style Type

0 or 100 mon dd yyyy hh:miAM (or PM)
101 mm/dd/yy
102 yy.mm.dd
103 dd/mm/yy
104 dd.mm.yy
105 dd-mm-yy
106 dd mon yy
107 Mon dd, yy
108 hh:mm:ss
9 or 109 mon dd yyyy hh:mi:ss:mmmAM (or PM)
110 mm-dd-yy
111 yy/mm/dd
112 yymmdd
13 or 113 dd mon yyyy hh:mm:ss:mmm(24h)
114 hh:mi:ss:mmm(24h)
20 or 120 yyyy-mm-dd hh:mi:ss(24h)
21 or 121 yyyy-mm-dd hh:mi:ss.mmm(24h)
126 yyyy-mm-dd Thh:mm:ss.mmm(no spaces)
130 dd mon yyyy hh:mi:ss:mmmAM
131 dd/mm/yy hh:mi:ss:mmmAM


Enjoy the Code...

SELECTÂ CONVERT(varchar, GETDATE(), 103)

In this example the GETDATE() will return your sql server system date.

and the CONVERT is used to convert the date into the desired fomat.

Basically the CONVERT requires three arguments

1. Datatype

2. Date to Convert

3. Format style

Here is the list of style .....

Style ID
Style Type

0 or 100 mon dd yyyy hh:miAM (or PM)
101 mm/dd/yy
102 yy.mm.dd
103 dd/mm/yy
104 dd.mm.yy
105 dd-mm-yy
106 dd mon yy
107 Mon dd, yy
108 hh:mm:ss
9 or 109 mon dd yyyy hh:mi:ss:mmmAM (or PM)
110 mm-dd-yy
111 yy/mm/dd
112 yymmdd
13 or 113 dd mon yyyy hh:mm:ss:mmm(24h)
114 hh:mi:ss:mmm(24h)
20 or 120 yyyy-mm-dd hh:mi:ss(24h)
21 or 121 yyyy-mm-dd hh:mi:ss.mmm(24h)
126 yyyy-mm-dd Thh:mm:ss.mmm(no spaces)
130 dd mon yyyy hh:mi:ss:mmmAM
131 dd/mm/yy hh:mi:ss:mmmAM


Enjoy the Code...

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