The CONVERT () function can display date/time data in different formats.
CONVERT (data_type (length),data_to_be_converted,style)
Example:
CONVERT (VARCHAR), GETDATE ())
CONVERT (VARCHAR), GETDATE (), 110)
CONVERT (VARCHAR (one), GETDATE (), 106)
CONVERT (VARCHAR), GETDATE (), 113)
Results:
Dec 11:45 PM
12-29-2008
Dec 08
2008 16:25:46.635
| Style ID |
Style Format |
| 100 or 0 |
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 |
| 109 or 9 |
Mon dd yyyy hh:mi:ss:mmmAM (or PM) |
| 110 |
Mm-dd-yy |
| 111 |
Yy/mm/dd |
| 112 |
Yymmdd |
| 113 or 13 |
DD Mon yyyy hh:mm:ss:mmm (24h) |
| 114 |
Hh:mi:ss:mmm (24h) |
| 120 or 20 |
Yyyy-mm-dd Hh:mi:ss (24h) |
| 121 or 21 |
Yyyy-mm-dd hh:mi:ss.mmm (24h) |
| 126 |
Yyyy-mm-ddthh:mm:ss.mmm (no spaces) |
| 130 |
DD Mon yyyy hh:mi:ss:mmmAM |
| 131 |
Dd/mm/yy Hh:mi:ss:mmmAM |
Convert convert to a specific date format