Format Date Time Function
Function do return common datatime formats of a date.
select dbo.[KDT_FN_FORMATDATETIME]('LASTDAY DDDD',getdate())
2016-04-26 (first published: 2016-03-29)
1,648 reads
DateTime
SQL Server Datetime vs. Datetime2
Read a short comparison of datetime and datetime2 types. Learn about their structure, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each.
2019-09-19 (first published: 2016-01-05)
28,694 reads
2014-11-25
1,919 reads
Datetime Formats
This stored procedure will show all possible datetime formats when used with the style argument in the CONVERT() function. It also shows sample output from the date part arguments.
2016-04-13 (first published: 2014-10-10)
2,502 reads
2013-11-25
2,220 reads
Function to format a datetime variable by a mask
I have used the following function to convert dates according to desired textual formats that were not immediately available in the standard styles on offer.
2013-10-18 (first published: 2013-10-01)
2,009 reads
2013-03-18
2,104 reads
2013-03-11
1,953 reads
2012-08-02
2,759 reads
2011-12-07
2,308 reads
Blogs
Identity Columns Can’t Be Updated: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I’m not sure I knew identity column values could not be updated. I ran...
Rolling Back a Broken Release
By Steve Jones
We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Forums
Can someone please explain what happens?
I have mentioned this several times over several years. Can someone please help me...
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT) returns null when nothing is found instead of 0
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Component) AS Found FROM tblComponents WHERE(Component NOT LIKE '%[a-z]%') AND(LTRIM(RTRIM(Component)) = 'GM13622')...
Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects:...
Question of the Day
Creating JSON III
In a SQL Server 2025 table, called Beer, I have this data:
BeerIDBeerName 1Becks 2Fat Tire 3Mac n Jacks 4Alaskan Amber 8KirinI run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
What are the results? See possible answers