SQL Server Code Example

Using the Convert Function with a Date

A practical SQL Server date and time example for Using the Convert Function with a Date.

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The Convert Date function is a powerful SQL function you can use to manipulate and work with dates. For example, you may want to format a date to display it in a number of various ways. The example scripts below will show you how to format a date for display in your query results.

Below is a list of formats and an example of the output.  The date used for all of these examples is "2018-12-30 00:38:54.840".

DATE ONLY FORMATS
Format # Query Sample
1 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 1) 12/30/18
2 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 2) 18.12.30
3 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 3) 30/12/18
4 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 4) 30.12.18
5 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 5) 30-12-18
6 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 6) 30 Dec 18
7 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 7) Dec 30, 18
10 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 10) 12-30-18
11 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 11) 18/12/30
12 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 12) 181230
23 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 23) 2018-12-30
101 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 101) 12/30/2018
102 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 102) 2018.12.30
103 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 103) 30/12/2018
104 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 104) 30.12.2018
105 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 105) 30-12-2018
106 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 106) 30 Dec 2018
107 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 107) Dec 30, 2018
110 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 110) 12-30-2018
111 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 111) 2018/12/30
112 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 112) 20181230
TIME ONLY FORMATS
8 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 8) 00:38:54
14 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 14) 00:38:54:840
24 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 24) 00:38:54
108 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 108) 00:38:54
114 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 114) 00:38:54:840
DATE & TIME FORMATS
0 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 0) Dec 12 2018 12:38AM
9 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 9) Dec 30 2018 12:38:54:840AM
13 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 13) 30 Dec 2018 00:38:54:840AM
20 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 20) 2018-12-30 00:38:54
21 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 21) 2018-12-30 00:38:54.840
22 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 22) 12/30/18 12:38:54 AM
25 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 25) 2018-12-30 00:38:54.840
100 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 100) Dec 30 2018 12:38AM
109 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 109) Dec 30 2018 12:38:54:840AM
113 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 113) 30 Dec 2018 00:38:54:840
120 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 120) 2018-12-30 00:38:54
121 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 121) 2018-12-30 00:38:54.840
126 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 126) 2018-12-30T00:38:54.840
127 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 127) 2018-12-30T00:38:54.840
FORMATS WITH ISSUES
130 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 130) 24 ???? ????? 1440 7:50:20:00
131 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 131) 24/03/1440 7:50:37:860AM

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