Coversion of below value and storing into int datatype failing

Question

Post reply

Coversion of below value and storing into int datatype failing

KumarVelayutham

SSCrazy

Points: 2204
More actions
September 7, 2012 at 6:58 am

#281231

Hi ,
getting error while running this statement to store YYYYMM eg.201209 in database int column todatyearmonth.
eg,
convert(varchar(4),year([getdate()])) + convert(varchar(4),month([getdate()]),105) as todayyearmonth
Please help me how to proceed..
error:
Msg 241, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Conversion failed when converting date and/or time from character string.
Regards,
Kumar

Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)

You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Login to reply

Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 1

What are you trying to do?

Are you trying to store a date in an int column? Please, don't do it.

If you try to use the query you posted, it won't work unless you delete the [] surrounding the GETDATE().

Anyway, that would give you '20129'

If you're trying to store the beginning of a month from a specific date, then use this:

SELECT DATEADD( mm, DATEDIFF( mm,0,GETDATE()),0)

You can check this article:

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/lynnpettis/2009/03/25/some-common-date-routines/

Luis C.
General Disclaimer:
Are you seriously taking the advice and code from someone from the internet without testing it? Do you at least understand it? Or can it easily kill your server?

How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help: Option 1 / Option 2

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 2

KumarSQLDBA (9/7/2012)
Hi ,
getting error while running this statement to store YYYYMM eg.201209 in database int column todatyearmonth.
eg,
convert(varchar(4),year([getdate()])) + convert(varchar(4),month([getdate()]),105) as todayyearmonth
Please help me how to proceed..
error:
Msg 241, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Conversion failed when converting date and/or time from character string.

The square brackets indicate to SQL server that whatever is between them is a column, in a simple query like this.

Try this instead:

SELECT CAST(CONVERT(VARCHAR(6),GETDATE(),112) AS INT)

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 3

And to add to Luis, there is a reason we have a datetime datatype in sql. Please us it and not some horrible integer/string disaster. It will cause you and the people after you nothing but pain. If you want datetime information use datetime. Would you try to put binary data in a varchar column??? ALWAYS use the proper datatypes.

_______________________________________________________________

Need help? Help us help you.

Read the article at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/ for best practices on asking questions.

Need to split a string? Try Jeff Modens splitter http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Tally+Table/72993/.

Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 1 – Converting Rows to Columns - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/T-SQL/63681/
Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 2 - Dynamic Cross Tabs - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Crosstab/65048/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 1) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69953/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 2) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69954/