Formatting Date /Time in SQL 2000

I used to have an Access 2k query that formatted this date field:
Format([PrDateStart],"yyyy/mm/dd"" 00:00:01""") AS ProjectStartDate
That gave me the date as this:
2006/03/30 00:00:01
Recently, we moved the data to a SQL 2000 table, so now I need to
create a view that gives me this date in that same format like I was
able to get it with that access query.
The actual date stored in the SQL table is 03/30/20006.
We use (convert(varchar,getdate(),101)) to get only the actual date
without the time.
Can anyone help me figure out how to get the same date format in SQL
Server 2000?
Thanks.SELECT CONVERT(CHAR(10), GETDATE(), 111);
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>I used to have an Access 2k query that formatted this date field:
> Format([PrDateStart],"yyyy/mm/dd"" 00:00:01""") AS ProjectStartDate
> That gave me the date as this:
> 2006/03/30 00:00:01
> Recently, we moved the data to a SQL 2000 table, so now I need to
> create a view that gives me this date in that same format like I was
> able to get it with that access query.
> The actual date stored in the SQL table is 03/30/20006.
> We use (convert(varchar,getdate(),101)) to get only the actual date
> without the time.
> Can anyone help me figure out how to get the same date format in SQL
> Server 2000?
> Thanks.
>|||First off, if you've changed to a SQL server 2000 back end I'd hope
you've moved to a sensible front end (like .NET) in which case this is
where you should be doing the formatting (.NET has a very easy and
powerful set of format strings).
otherwise, to my knowledge you can only use the set formats that
convert gives you, otherwise you'll have to build up your string using
CAST(DatePart(YEAR,mydate) as char(4)) + '/' + CAST(DATEPART(MONTH,
mydate) as char(2)) + '/' etc...
NOTE: it's important to cast them as strings, otherwise sql my
interpret this as an arithmetic expression and start dividing the year
by the month etc.
Cheers
Will|||SELECT replace(convert(varchar, getdate(), 120),'-','/') as todays_date|||Hi guys, I did use Aaron's date and then I added a string showing the
seconds and that worked out well..
Thanks for your suggestions.
By the way, yes, we're moving to .NET in the coming months.