Hi,I want to change 2 default behaviors of ms-sql server within a connection.1. All varchar (etc.) fields should be returned as UTF-8.I know about field attribute collation and convert function,but I want simple query like:SELECT * FROM table;to return all varchars as UTF-8, no matter how the fields weredefined and which collation.In MySQL I execute: "SET NAMES 'utf-8';" after connecting to serverIn PgSQL I use native function: pg_set_client_encoding()2. Default datetime format is sth like this: "Apr 20 2008 12:01PM"I just want all datetimes fields were returned as:"2008-04-20 12:01:02"I can do that with function convert() (style=20) but I want(as in question above) a simple query like:SELECT * FROM table;to return date and time formatted as described above.In MySQL and PgSQL the format "2008-04-20 12:01:02" is the defaultone.Is it possible to do that? If yes, please tell me how can I do that?Wladyslaw
Hi: I have a column call Date_Sent (28/02/2004)(dd/mm/yyyy) format as varchar at beginning. I want to convert to other column as datetime. I use Query like: SELECT CAST(SUBSTRING(Date_Sent,1,2)as int) + '/' +CAST(SUBSTRING(date_sent,4,2) as int) + '/' +CAST(SUBSTRING(DATE_SENT,7,4) as int) From MyTable It is not working, anybody can give me some advise! thanks!
hi, How do i convert a varchar field into the datetime data type? the reason i need this lies in the requirement that in the earlier data base the column that is hlding the date value is having the data type as varchar. and in the new design the column data type is datetime. i am using sql scripts for the data migration from the older design to the newer and got stuck with this datetime convertion issue. do let me know the best possible solution.
following are the sample data that is theer in the older table for the date.
12/12/2003 1/13/2007 01132004 1-1-2004 1.2.2001
there is no uniformity of the data that is stored currently.
Can anyone help me on this!I've got more than a 1000 records in a SQL server database.The problem is that the the date field is set to varchar, and that gives a lot of trouble. (for example by sorting a table, it's a mess)How can i make sure that i will have a table with the date field set to datettime en that those 1000 records still will be in it. thanks in advance!
I want to write some SQL which results in an automatic conversion of adatetime to a string in a format suitable for the Language of theconnection (either by explicitly setting the Language in theconnection string, or by setting the default language in for the userused for the connection.)The casting from string to datetime uses the language setting:Data Source=localhostsqlexpress;Initial Catalog=master;PersistSecurity Info=True; Language =BRITISH ENGLISH; Trusted_Connection=yes;Application Name = Test Application;select cast('13/01/2008' as datetime) --WORKS as expectedselect cast('01/13/2008' as datetime) --FAILS as expectedandData Source=localhostsqlexpress;Initial Catalog=master;PersistSecurity Info=True; Language =ENGLISH; Trusted_Connection=yes;Application Name = Test Application;select cast('13/01/2008' as datetime) --FAILS as expectedselect cast('01/13/2008' as datetime) --WORKS as expectedbut implicit casting the other way ignores the "Language setting" (iethe format is the same for both):BRITISH ENGLISHselect cast(cast('12/01/2008' as datetime) as nvarchar(max)) --Jan 122008 12:00AMselect convert(nvarchar(max),cast('12/01/2008' as datetime)) --Jan 122008 12:00AMENGLISHselect cast(cast('12/01/2008' as datetime) as nvarchar(max)) --Dec 12008 12:00AMselect convert(nvarchar(max),cast('12/01/2008' as datetime)) -- Dec 12008 12:00AMIs it possible to tell SQL Server "For language w convert datetimes tostrings using format x, but for language y use format z?"Regards,Dan
I need to automatically update a datetime field for a record to the current time whenever the record is updated.
create table t ( id bigint identity(1,1) not null primary key, name varchar(50), value varchar(50), ts datetime not null default getutcdate() ) go insert t (name, value) values ('fred', 'bob') go update t set value='robert' where id=1 and name='fred' go
One option would be to use an instead of update trigger.
create trigger update_t on t instead of update as update t set ts=getutcdate(),name=inserted.name, value=inserted.value from t inner join inserted on t.id=inserted.id go
update t set value='dick' where id=1 and name='fred' go
Sounds like I've solved my own problem, heh? Well, here's the catch ... you can't know the names of the other columns at the time you write the trigger. I.e. you only know that there is a ts field that needs to be updated internally, otherwise you want the update to do the same thing it would normally do.
I am inserting date and time data into a SQL Server 2012 Express table from an application. The application is providing the date and time as a string data type. Is there a TSQL way to convert the date and time string to an SQL datetime date type? I want to do the conversion, because SQL displays an error due to the
My date and time string from the application looks like : 3/11/2014 12:57:57 PM
Hi,I have a text file that contains a date column. The text file will beimported to database in SQL 2000 server. After to be imported, I wantto convert the date column to date type.For ex. the text file look likeName dateSmith 20003112Jennifer 19991506It would be converted date column to ydm database in SQL 2000 server.In the table it should look like thisName DateSmith 2000.31.12Jennifer 1999.15.06Thanks in advance- Loi -
I am trying to run this statement Select Calims, ProCode From Inquiry Where ProCode Between 80000 and 89999
ProCode is a varchar but I am still checking a range on it. It seem to work fine but then there is some invalid data entry in this column for example 'abace' or '100i' so I get the error. 1) how I can exclude them out of my query. Someone suggested the following but I dont understand how do achieve that. thanks
" However, there would appear to be different data types. If Value is a character --based type then you may want to limit the search by first extracting numeric values -- with something like ISNUMERIC(Value) = 1 and then converting them to numerics using --the convert function - CONVERT(int, Value) BETWEEN 10000 and 20000."
Hi all iam trying to but a varchar variable into a TEXT var but i get this error "The assignment operator operation cannot take a text data type as an argument"
hi i want to insert the varchar value inter column, how can i convert the values and insert in to the record if i give direct column name i am getting a message insert into EMP(id) SELECT name from STU
i am getting a message like this Syntax error converting the varchar value '200.00' to a column of data type int.
I am using a varchar datatype for PIN number to handle zero at start. Now i want to do mathematical calculation to encrypt the PIN so i need to convert that varchar datatype to int so that zero should not be discarted after conversion. i.e. 0123 and 123 must not be treated as same PIN.
Please kindly give me a way out. I am using RSA encryption.
Using SQL 2005. I have a field with dollar amounts but field type is VarChar. Need to convert to number to sum. What's the best way to do this or how can I sum a field type Varchar that has dollar amounts. Thank you, David
I want to print in an error message a money value but have to convert it to a varchar first. I do not have any clue how to do this. Could someone help me out?
SELECT @iError = @@error, @iRowCount = @@rowcount IF(@iError <> 0 OR @iRowCount <> 1) BEGIN CONVERT(@dValue, @cValue) set @cError = 'Error attempting to insert new record. Product : ' + @cProduct + ' Sub-account : ' + @cSubAccount + ' Cost : $' + @cValue RAISERROR(@cError, 16, 1) END
I have a datetime column and I would like to update another column in the same table with the varchar value of date. e.g. date column has 06-08-2008 as a value. I would like to have the same value in the varchar field.
wondering which function can I use to accomplish this task?
Hi, Can any one help me in that case? I have 2 colomns one have the month (1,2,3,4,....,12) and the other have the years (2007,2008,....) I want to merge both in one date field MM/DD/YYYY and the day will always be '01' Thank you M.Maraghy
Ok i know this is simple but i just don't know the syntax. What I haveis a bunch of values and i want to be able to display them as moneyvalues with a $ in front.eg.160000001000160000TO THIS$16,000,000.00$1000.00$16,000.000I'm using MS SQL 2000Cheers
I have imported data from excel file. When data came to SQL table, the typeof AMOUNT column was varchar. I tried to convert and cast amount type ofamount column to number type but it does not allow me to convert.What is the best way of importing data into SQL and type stays the same asit was in excel file ?Or anyone has any better solution, please let me.Thanks.
I have a field that contains values such as 8ft , 7ft, 18ft I have a report in reporting services that shows this:
Before Restock After Restock
Date 1/12/2008 8ft 9ft
1/13/2008 10ft 7ft 1/14/2008 5ft 4ft
I want to create a subquery that grabs the before restock and figures out if it sheds the "ft" part of the value, and then put in a where before restock > (greater than) After Restock.
Is this possible? I'm trying to user a lookup task and the data I want to compare is a varchar to float. How can I do this? I tried using the data conversion task and it didn't work and also tried cast and convert. Is this even possible or is there a way around it?