Cast and Convert

I am trying to convert an INT to a Date value with is currently working with
the following query
SELECT CONVERT (DATETIME,(select CAST(INV_DT as char(8))from dates), 103)
However, the Date format is YYYY-MM-DD Time
Can I use Convert and Cast in the same statement. I really needs the dates
in DD/MM/YY format
Any help glady appreciated.
ThanksHow does the INT look like?
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
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"Sarah Kingswell" <skingswell@.xonitek.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I am trying to convert an INT to a Date value with is currently working wit
h the following query
> SELECT CONVERT (DATETIME,(select CAST(INV_DT as char(8))from dates), 103)
> However, the Date format is YYYY-MM-DD Time
> Can I use Convert and Cast in the same statement. I really needs the date
s in DD/MM/YY format
> Any help glady appreciated.
> Thanks
>|||19740121
So this should display 21/01/1974
"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
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> How does the INT look like?
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
> http://www.sqlug.se/
>
> "Sarah Kingswell" <skingswell@.xonitek.co.uk> wrote in message
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>|||So the format is, as integer, YYYYMMDD. That is nice, as we can CAST it to C
HAR(8) and that format
is one of the formats which is language independent regarding datetime conve
rsions from string to
datetime. Try below:
SELECT CONVERT(char(10), CAST(CAST(INV_DT AS char(8)) AS datetime), 103)
I.e., cast int to string, then string to datetime, then datetime to string (
using a conversion
code).
The question is, of course, why you store dates as int instead of datetime..
. :-)
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
http://www.sqlug.se/
"Sarah Kingswell" <skingswell@.xonitek.co.uk> wrote in message
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> 19740121
> So this should display 21/01/1974
>
> "Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote i
n message
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>|||Thanks it has worked.. I am sure I tried this :-) Luckily I didn't design
this application. I don't know why they chose INT instead of a datetime
field. :-(
Cheers
"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
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> So the format is, as integer, YYYYMMDD. That is nice, as we can CAST it to
> CHAR(8) and that format is one of the formats which is language
> independent regarding datetime conversions from string to datetime. Try
> below:
> SELECT CONVERT(char(10), CAST(CAST(INV_DT AS char(8)) AS datetime), 103)
> I.e., cast int to string, then string to datetime, then datetime to string
> (using a conversion code).
> The question is, of course, why you store dates as int instead of
> datetime... :-)
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
> http://www.sqlug.se/
>
> "Sarah Kingswell" <skingswell@.xonitek.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:OC4m8qpDFHA.2824@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>