I have a column value as '201303' for the date. I need to get the output into two columns as 2013 and Mar. The date column is a integer one.
How can I convert this date column in a Data Convertion task.
I am following the SSIS overview video- URL...I have a flat file that i want to import the contents onto a SQL database.I created a Dataflow task, source file and oledb destination.I am getting the folliwung error -"column "A" cannot convert between unicode and non-unicode string data types".in the origin file the data type is coming as string[DT_STR] and in the destination object it is coming as "Unicode string [DT_WSTR]"I used a data conversion object in between, dosent works very well
View 5 Replies View RelatedIn Source, we have a column of datatype string(varchar/nvarchar).
Example:
col1
True
False
In Target we need to map the column which is of type binary. Binary column accepts only 1,0.
col1
1
0
how to achieve this? can this be done in derived column?
Hello Everyone,
How can I convert the string column to date in SSIS.
Example:
I have a column which is having a value as €œ19890213€?
Basically this values is a date
Now I wanted this value to be a date value as €œ01/01/2007€?
i had try it out by doing this ways
(DT_DATE)(SUBSTRING(DATE_SEEN_SPEC,5,2) + "/" + SUBSTRING(DATE_SEEN_SPEC,7,2) + "/" + SUBSTRING(DATE_SEEN_SPEC,1,4))
but still i'm getting the error message.
I know the this can be achived through type cast in Derived Column compunent, but not sure with which cast please help me out in resoulving this issue.
Thank you
I am trying to convert a string to date in a variable. But I am not able to do so. the string format is "2015-11-24".
I am also attaching a screenshot of the error ....
i have a excel file in which i have a date column it having the below date formats belowÂ
Install Date
20140721
31.07.2014
07.04.2015
20150108
20140811
20150216
7/21/2014
11.08.2014
07.08.2014
So using SSIS how we would load this date column into the table into one format like dd/mm/yyyy or any single date format
How to derived string to date-time (dd/mm/yyyy)
Input Date :
Start DateÂ
15/06/2015
30/06/2015
NULL
2015/06/24
Some date are in format dd/mm/yyyy I want to keep them as it is , but I want to convert the NULL one and 2015/06/24 to 24/06/2015.
I am trying to upload data from CSV to Sql table. I have a column as 'arrived_date' value '13:45' etc and while trying to load data i am getting error as "data conversion failed ,truncation may occur while loading data". In flat file connection this column datatype is string but in my table datatype is as time(). There is a error with conversion. I tried to change data type in advanced editor but no use. Using data conversion after flatfile makes my error disappear but it is giving error right at the file not even going through from file?
View 10 Replies View RelatedWe are using lookup transformation in SSIS 2012. The lookup transformation queries a table with two date columns. When we hover the mouse over the two columns in the 'columns' tab of the lookup transformation editor, the two columns show as DT_WSTR instead of DT_DBDATE. This causes the SSIS package to fail due to data type mismatch.A similar abandoned thread is available at: URL....
View 2 Replies View RelatedSo I am trying to change my date type which is in the 1/1/2015 12:30:10 PM to a 2015-1-1 00:00:00
So I am using Derived Columns to do the trnasformation in Visual Studio but I am getting the following error:
An error occurred while attempting to perform a typecast
So this is what I did
Step 1:
Load date into OLE DB Source
Step 2:
Replace function
REPLACE(ATL,"1/1/2015 12:30:10", "1900-01-01 00:00:00)
Step 3:
Replace Function
REPLACE(ATL,"/","-"0
Step 4:
Replace funtion
REPLACE(REPLACE(ATL, "AM",":00"),"PM",":00"
Step 5: this is where the error occurs
(DT_DBTIMESTAMP)ATL
Step 6:
Load into OLE DB Destination File
I have SQL Server 2012 SSIS. I have Excel source and OLE DB Destination.I have problem with importing CustomerSales column.CustomerSales values like 1000.00,2000.10,3000.30,NotAvailable.So I have decimal values and nvarchar mixed in on Excel column. This is requirement for solution.However SSIS reads only numeric values correctly and nvarchar values are set as Null. Why?
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Import_CustomerSales](
 [CustomerId] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
 [CustomeName] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
 [CustomerSales] [nvarchar](50) NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
Using DTS package in 2000 version, I am dumping TXT file contents into SQL Table,
I have one column having date in format YYYYMMDD(20070929) and corresponding column in SQL is datetime, but it fails on data type mismatch.
I have no choice of making date column in SQL to string or Varchar etc,
is there any way to make that date column in SQL to convert the value upon transformation from format (YYYYMMDD) to M/DD/YYYY (9/29/2007).
many many thanks,
Hi,
I Have this simple convertion in a Script component
Dts.Variables("dateOfProcess").Value = CDate(lineMCF.Substring(30, 2) + "/" + lineMCF.Substring(28, 2) + "/" + lineMCF.Substring(24, 4))
this works fin in my development environment which has a spanish version of SQL Server and uses "DD/MM/YYYY" as date format.
but the production environment has an english version of SQL Server and "MM/DD/YYYY" date format, so the package crashes in this server.
How do I convert the string to date not depending on the SQL server language.
thanks.
I have a table in which a date value is stored as varchar.some of these values are stored ina dd/mm/yyyy format and other values are stored in a yyyy-mm-dd format..Now I wish to retrieve some data by querying between two dates. However I need to convert the varchar date value to datetime in order to do this but since the date value is in two different formats, the following doesn't work.
select date_value
from my_table
where CONVERT(DATETIME, date_value, 103) between @date1 and @date2
How can you convert the date value to datetime when its stored in mutiple formats. I can't change the table itself as I dont have admin privelages.
Hi,
I have dates in "mmddyy" format coming from the sources and they are older dates of mid 80s like 082580 for instance.
When I cast it this way (DT_DBTIMESTAMP) Source_Date , It says ok but throws a runtime error.
When I hardcode a date in same format, (DT_DBTIMESTAMP) "082580" , It becomes red (an indication of syntax error) . Please note that we use double quotes in expressions in Derived Column Transformation; So an anticipation that using double quotes over single ones would be the syntax problem would be wrong.
Any help in this will sincerely be appreciated.
Thanks
I'm using SQL 7.0 SP1.
I am using DTS to read in a date with the format of YYYYMMDD. I am trying to convert this date to MM/DD/YYYY and then use the CDate function with the following code to load it into a Datetime column in SQL Server:
Function Main()
strDate = DTSSource("Col002")
strYear = Left(strDate, 4)
strMonth = Mid(strDate, 5, 2)
strDay = Right(strDate, 2)
strHoldDate = strMonth + "/" + strDay + "/" + strYear
DTSDestination("DateName") = strHoldDate
Main = DTSTransformStat_OK
End Function
My DTS package will execute without errors, but it does not add the row. I have been successful using CDate when the source date is in the format MM/DD/YYYY.
Also, do you have any tips on how to debug DTS? How to see what's in a variable, etc.?
Thanks!
Lisa
In our ERP system we have a field which is a date-picker in the user front end, but the value is stored in an NVARCHAR field and not always consistently. How can I convert this to a date (preferably in the format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM) that I could use in a calculation?
select code, spec_value from spec_checklist_remind where spec_checklist_id = 17
code spec_value
------------ -----------------------------------------------------------------------
05MC0001 22/07/2014
05MC0002 23/07/2014
06MT0001 01-May-2014
06MT0002 01-May-2014
06MT0006 01/05/2014
06MT0007 01-May-2014
06MT0008 01/05/2014
i have a sql statement that i created in code and it is sending a query to the database
when i dim the variable a datetime variable it says that it cant convert it
if i make the variable a varchar it works but it only returns one result when it should be returning about 10
here is the code
Public Function dbDGQSSearch(ByVal BatchID As String, ByVal CreatedBy As Integer, ByVal CreatedFor As Integer, ByVal DateCreatedMod As Integer, ByVal DateCreated As String, ByVal DateCompletedMod As Integer, ByVal DateCompleted As String, ByVal DateStartedMod As Integer, ByVal DateStarted As String, ByVal SearchType As Integer, ByVal Completed As Integer, ByVal PriorityMod As Integer, ByVal Priority As Integer, ByVal RemainingCallsMod As Integer, ByVal RemainingCalls As Integer, ByVal TotalCallsMod As Integer, ByVal TotalCalls As Integer, ByVal Bonus As Integer, ByVal Keyword1 As String, ByVal Keyword2 As String, ByVal Keyword3 As String, ByVal Keyword4 As String, ByVal Keyword5 As String)
Dim strQueSearch As String
strQueSearch = "SELECT tlkup_Rep.RepID, tlkup_Rep.PositionID, tlkup_Rep.RepFName, tlkup_Rep.RepLName, tlkup_Rep.RepPassword, tlkup_Rep.RepUserName, tlkup_Rep.RepFName + ' ' + tlkup_Rep.RepLName AS RepName, t_Que.QueID, t_Que.BatchID, t_Que.AdminID, t_Que.Manager, t_Que.BonusID, t_Que.QueCompleted, t_Que.QueDate, t_Que.QueNotes, t_Que.QuePriority, t_Que.QueQuantity, t_Que.QueStartDate, t_Que.Mail, t_Que.QueDateComplete, t_Que.QueTotal FROM t_Que INNER JOIN tlkup_Rep ON t_Que.Manager = tlkup_Rep.RepID AND t_Que.Manager = tlkup_Rep.RepID WHERE BatchID<>'' and BatchID<>'2' and BatchID<>'3' and BatchID<>'4' "
'Creates statement for selecting the add to batch data where the criteria appear
If BatchID <> "" Then
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.BatchID= @BatchID "
End If
If CreatedBy > 1 Then
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.RepID =@RepID "
End If
If CreatedFor > 1 Then
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.Manager = @Manager "
End If
If DateCreated <> "" Then
If DateCreatedMod = 0 Then
'>
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueDate >@QueDate "
ElseIf DateCreatedMod = 1 Then
'<
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueDate <@QueDate "
ElseIf DateCreatedMod = 2 Then
'=
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueDate =@QueDate "
End If
End If
If DateCompleted <> "" Then
If DateCompletedMod = 0 Then
'>
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueDateComplete >@QueDateComplete "
ElseIf DateCompletedMod = 1 Then
'<
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueDateComplete <@QueDateComplete and t_Que.QueDateComplete >'1/1/1900' "
ElseIf DateCompletedMod = 2 Then
'=
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueDateComplete =@QueDateComplete "
End If
End If
If DateStarted <> "" Then
If DateStartedMod = 0 Then
'>
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueStartDate >@QueStartDate "
ElseIf DateStartedMod = 1 Then
'<
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueStartDate <@QueStartDate "
ElseIf DateStartedMod = 2 Then
'=
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueStartDate =@QueStartDate "
End If
End If
If SearchType = 0 Then
'Both
'strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.Mail=0 and t_Que.Mail=1 "
ElseIf SearchType = 1 Then
'Mail
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.Mail=1 "
ElseIf SearchType = 2 Then
'Phone
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.Mail=0 "
End If
If Completed = 0 Then
'Both
'strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.Mail=0 and t_Que.Mail=1 "
ElseIf Completed = 1 Then
'Yes
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueCompleted=1 "
ElseIf Completed = 2 Then
'No
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueCompleted=0 "
End If
If Priority > 0 Then
If PriorityMod = 0 Then
'>
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QuePriority >@QuePriority "
ElseIf PriorityMod = 1 Then
'<
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QuePriority <@QuePriority "
ElseIf PriorityMod = 2 Then
'=
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QuePriority =@QuePriority "
End If
End If
If RemainingCalls > 0 Then
If RemainingCallsMod = 0 Then
'>
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueQuantity >@QueQuantity "
ElseIf RemainingCallsMod = 1 Then
'<
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueQuantity <@QueQuantity "
ElseIf RemainingCallsMod = 2 Then
'=
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueQuantity =@QueQuantity "
End If
End If
If TotalCalls > 0 Then
If TotalCallsMod = 0 Then
'>
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueTotal >@QueTotal "
ElseIf TotalCallsMod = 1 Then
'<
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueTotal <@QueTotal "
ElseIf TotalCallsMod = 2 Then
'=
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueTotal =@QueTotal "
End If
End If
If Bonus > 1 Then
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.BonusID =@BonusID "
End If
If Keyword1 <> "" Then
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueNotes like '%'+@Keyword1+'%' "
End If
If Keyword2 <> "" Then
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueNotes like '%'+@Keyword2+'%' "
End If
If Keyword3 <> "" Then
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueNotes like '%'+@Keyword3+'%' "
End If
If Keyword4 <> "" Then
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueNotes like '%'+@Keyword4+'%' "
End If
If Keyword5 <> "" Then
strQueSearch = strQueSearch + " and t_Que.QueNotes like '%'+@Keyword5+'%' "
End If
'makes statement into sqlcommand
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.CommandText = strQueSearch
'var declaration
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@BatchID", SqlDbType.VarChar, 12))
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@Manager", SqlDbType.Int))
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@RepID", SqlDbType.Int))
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@QueDate", SqlDbType.VarChar, 20)) '<--- This is what,when i change to datetime, says it cant convert
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@QueStartDate", SqlDbType.VarChar, 20))
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@QueDateComplete", SqlDbType.VarChar, 20))
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@QuePriority", SqlDbType.Int))
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@QueQuantity", SqlDbType.BigInt))
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@QueTotal", SqlDbType.BigInt))
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@BonusID", SqlDbType.SmallInt))
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@Keyword1", SqlDbType.VarChar, 50))
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@Keyword2", SqlDbType.VarChar, 50))
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@Keyword3", SqlDbType.VarChar, 50))
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@Keyword4", SqlDbType.VarChar, 50))
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@Keyword5", SqlDbType.VarChar, 50))
'data entry
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters("@BatchID").Value = BatchID
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters("@Manager").Value = CreatedBy
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters("@RepID").Value = CreatedFor
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters("@QueDate").Value = DateCreated
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters("@QueStartDate").Value = DateStarted
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters("@QueDateComplete").Value = DateCompleted
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters("@QuePriority").Value = Priority
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters("@QueQuantity").Value = RemainingCalls
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters("@QueTotal").Value = TotalCalls
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters("@BonusID").Value = Bonus
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters("@Keyword1").Value = Keyword1
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters("@Keyword2").Value = Keyword2
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters("@Keyword3").Value = Keyword3
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters("@Keyword4").Value = Keyword4
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.Parameters("@Keyword5").Value = Keyword5
Try
C.ndConnection.Open()
C.daQueSearch.SelectCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
Catch ex As Exception
lblMainError1.Text = err("dbDGQSSearch " + ex.Source, ex.Message, CurUsr)
lblMainError1.Visible = True
Finally
C.ndConnection.Close()
End Try
FillQSDG()' this fills the datagrid
End Function
Hi,
Can anyone tell me how to convert date and time to string.
I got one field inside my database which contain data like below:
4/16/2004 10:19:01 AM
if i wan to call out a record which have to refer to the data above
Select *
From table_A
where field_date= ???????
what to fill in the ??????
Thanx
I'm importing dates into a table with Bulk insert
SET DATEFORMAT DMY
it works with dates e.g. "14/01/2009"
However sometimes I get dates in the format
"Fri 14/01/2009"
What is the best way to convert these.
I can only think of putting them in a staging table with all date fields as varchars Then updating these varchar fields
LTRIM(REPLACE(dtField, 'Mon', ''))
LTRIM(REPLACE(dtField, 'Tues', ''))
I am trying to convert a date-string of this format (DDMMMYY - ex. 06JAN15) to datetime but I keep on getting errors:
codes that I tried:
convert(datetime, '06JAN15', 6)
convert(datetime, '06JAN15', 112)
What date format code should I use for DDMMMYY?
I have a excel file which has a column called "Code" and their values are A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H. I want to create a new column called "status" based on the values of "Code".
Code:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
If A,C,E,G then "status" = "Active" else if B,D,F,H then "Status" = "Inactive". I like to do it using "Derived Column".
converting seconds to HH:MM:SS using SSIS. I know how to do it in T-SQL.
View 13 Replies View RelatedI have created SSIS package  where it generates .txt output file. But my client added new requirement that generated .txt has to be convert into excel or CSV  (Depends on client selection on portal where it stores values in table to know in which format they requires).
View 13 Replies View RelatedI am trying to convert Julian Date YYYYDDD format to Gregorian Date.
Able to convert using the SQL Query but not sure how to implement in SSIS.
Script:Â
SELECT DATEADD(yy,'2011228'/1000-1900,'2011228'-('2011228'/1000*1000)-1) AS [Date]
Let me know how to convert this function into SSIS.Â
Hiya
I'm trying to run the below but getting errors on the convert statement, can anyone point me in the right direction?
exec PurgeRevisionsByDate convert(datetime,'01/01/2005',103)
Error message
Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 1
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'convert'.
Thanks
Bav
Hello forum,
Is it possible to convert a date stored as a string into a datetime with integration services 2005? My attempts with the €œdata conversion€? fail. The string type form of the date is €˜yyyy-mm-dd€™ and the desired result for use in a Union All is €˜dd/mm/yyyy 12:00:00AM.€™ This outcome is needs so that match on the date can populate a fact table, as the results are coming from two different databases.
All advice/help welcomed.
Ian
Hi There,
I am trying to create a report that sums up new cases weekly based on the previous 5 months. I have included some sample data below. The only field that displays a date is called monthSubmitted, varchar 7 and not very useful. How can I first convert this firld to a date ddmmyy?
How would you the code it so the user can run the report on demand at any given time and display the data for the last 5 months on a weekly basis? I am not sure as to how the date calculations should be coded.
12-Jan
19-Jan
26-Jan
2-Feb
9-Feb
16-Feb
23-Feb
MSS
New Cases Received
85
84
79
98
79
95
65
S1
30
32
27
40
42
38
29
S2
47
34
37
23
23
37
32
S3
3
7
-
17
4
1
9
Thanks,
Rhonda
I have created one variable name migration_start datetime which give me default format of 6/11/2015 1:26 AM...But I expecting to get in 2015-06-11 01:26:22.813 format.I have used below expression betting getting issue with that
(DT_STR, 4, 1252) DATEPART("yyyy" , @[User::migration_start]) + "-" + RIGHT("0" +
(DT_STR, 2, 1252) DATEPART("mm" , @[User::migration_start]), 2) + "-" + RIGHT("0" + (DT_STR, 2, 1252) DATEPART("dd" , @[User::migration_start]), 2)
I was given the following code for use in a Script Task, but it is written in C#:
Â
           Company.File.ACH.NACHA file = new Company.File.ACH.NACHA(126, @"Data Source=SERVERSAND;Initial Catalog=Database;Persist Security Info=True;User ID=ID;password=pswd;");
           file.Create();
           FileInfo t = new FileInfo("C:/newfile.txt");           StreamWriter Tex = t.CreateText();
           //byte[] bytearraye = file.OutputArray;
           Tex.WriteLine(file.ToString());           Tex.Close();
Â
I've tried to convert this to vb.net for use in a Script Task, but I'm doing something wrong.
Im working with a breaking system and I wont to convert the (FROM) datetime column to accept just time like (4:00:00 AM) without the date (7/23/2004) but it doesn’t have column format like the access ??
I found something in the SQL help :
How to convert the format of a Date Time String transformation (Enterprise Manager)
To convert the format of a Date Time String transformation
1.On the Transformations tab of the Transform Data Task Properties or Data Driven Query Task Properties dialog box, click the Source column containing the date or time to be modified, and then click the Destination column where you want the modified string to be placed.
2.Do one of the following:
•If there is a mapping arrow connecting the two columns, click Delete, and then click New.
•If there is no mapping arrow, click New.
3.In the Create New Transformation dialog box, click DateTime String.
4.Click the General tab, and then click Properties.
5.In the Date Format list, select the format you want.
6.Click Naming to display the Calendar Names dialog box, where you can select long or short day or month names and the A.M. and P.M. designators you want.
7.In the Language list, select the language you want, and then click Set Language Defaults.
But unfortunately I didn't find the "Transformations tab" I look a lot in the SQL Enterprise Manager
Do anybody work with the Transformations or at least know where is it please ???
I have two fields DSRHADTI which is an isodate and DSRHTIME which is 8 char time field in format 10.31.00. I want to take both these fields and put them into a field that is database timestamp so I have converted DSRHDATI to 10 character field. I am then trying to use substring to put both into 18 character field using derived column transformation editor. but it does not like the below. It's red syntax error what am I missing.
(SUBSTRING(Copy of DSRHDATI,1,4) +' /' + SUBSTRING( Copy of DSRHDATI,6,2) + '/ ' + SUBSTRING(Copy of DSRHDATI,9,2)) + SUBSTRING(DSRHTIME,1,2) + '.' + SUBSTRING(DSRHTIME,4,2) + '.' + SUBSTRING(DSRHTIME,7,2)
One I get the above to work I plan on convert 18 char to datetimestamp.
Am I on the right track on how to do this?
Note the code below, running on the version noted.
I just found this today, figured I'd share. Not sure if it's a known bug or a "special" feature. The only difference between the two queries is the 3rd line, everything else is the same. Notice that the sort order changes, yet no errors or warnings are given. I assume that the table aliases are ignored for the order by, unless there are duplicate column names in the results.
I abstracted this from a bug I discovered in one of my apps today, where I have sales reps assigned to their clients with start and end dates. A while back, a developer asked me to format the dates without the time portion, and when I did so, I introduced the problem. I resolved it temporarily by ordering by convert(datetime, startdate) but I found it strange that the column alias match overrides the table alias attempted match in the order by. Another way to get around this would be to change the column aliases, then the sort order would be as desired, but I didn't want to have to change the app code for something so trivial.
My apologies if this is a duplicate.
@@version = Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.3054.00 (X64) Mar 23 2007 18:41:50 Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Microsoft Corporation Standard Edition (64-bit) on Windows NT 5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 2)
select convert(varchar(10), table_alias.startdate, 101) as startdate,
convert(varchar(10), table_alias.enddate, 101) as enddate
from
(
select convert(datetime, dateadd(mm, -4, getdate()-1)) as startdate, convert(datetime, dateadd(mm, -4, getdate())) as enddate
union
select convert(datetime, dateadd(mm, -3, getdate()-1)) as startdate, convert(datetime, dateadd(mm, -3, getdate())) as enddate
union
select convert(datetime, dateadd(mm, -2, getdate()-1)) as startdate, convert(datetime, dateadd(mm, -2, getdate())) as enddate
union
select convert(datetime, dateadd(mm, -1, getdate()-1)) as startdate, convert(datetime, dateadd(mm, -1, getdate())) as enddate
union
select convert(datetime, getdate()-1) as startdate, convert(datetime, getdate()) as enddate
) as table_alias
order by table_alias.startdate
select convert(varchar(10), table_alias.startdate, 101) as startdate,
convert(varchar(10), table_alias.enddate, 101) as enddate,
table_alias.startdate, table_alias.enddate
from
(
select convert(datetime, dateadd(mm, -4, getdate()-1)) as startdate, convert(datetime, dateadd(mm, -4, getdate())) as enddate
union
select convert(datetime, dateadd(mm, -3, getdate()-1)) as startdate, convert(datetime, dateadd(mm, -3, getdate())) as enddate
union
select convert(datetime, dateadd(mm, -2, getdate()-1)) as startdate, convert(datetime, dateadd(mm, -2, getdate())) as enddate
union
select convert(datetime, dateadd(mm, -1, getdate()-1)) as startdate, convert(datetime, dateadd(mm, -1, getdate())) as enddate
union
select convert(datetime, getdate()-1) as startdate, convert(datetime, getdate()) as enddate
) as table_alias
order by table_alias.startdate