Format Date Time Function
Function do return common datatime formats of a date.
select dbo.[KDT_FN_FORMATDATETIME]('LASTDAY DDDD',getdate())
2016-04-26 (first published: 2016-03-29)
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DateTime
SQL Server Datetime vs. Datetime2
Read a short comparison of datetime and datetime2 types. Learn about their structure, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each.
2017-05-26 (first published: 2016-01-05)
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2014-11-25
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Datetime Formats
This stored procedure will show all possible datetime formats when used with the style argument in the CONVERT() function. It also shows sample output from the date part arguments.
2016-04-13 (first published: 2014-10-10)
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2013-11-25
2,243 reads
Function to format a datetime variable by a mask
I have used the following function to convert dates according to desired textual formats that were not immediately available in the standard styles on offer.
2013-10-18 (first published: 2013-10-01)
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2013-03-11
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2012-08-02
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2011-12-07
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The Empty Aggregate
I have this table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CustomerOrder] ( [OrderID] [int] NULL, [CustomerID] [int] NULL, [total] [money] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOWhat is returned from this code? (answers are for the sum and then the count)
SELECT SUM(total) AS sum,
COUNT(total) AS count
FROM dbo.CustomerOrder;
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