Use DATENAME and wrap the logic in a Function, not a Stored Proc
declare @myTime as DateTime
set @myTime = GETDATE()
select @myTime
select DATENAME(day, @myTime) + SUBSTRING(UPPER(DATENAME(month, @myTime)), 0,4)
Returns "14OCT"
Try not to use any Character / String based operations if possible when working with dates. They are numerical (a float) and performance will suffer from those data type conversions.
Dig these handy conversions I have compiled over the years...
/* Common date functions */
--//This contains common date functions for MSSQL server
/*Getting Parts of a DateTime*/
--//gets the date only, 20x faster than using Convert/Cast to varchar
--//this has been especially useful for JOINS
SELECT (CAST(FLOOR(CAST(GETDATE() as FLOAT)) AS DateTime))
--//gets the time only (date portion is '1900-01-01' and is considered the "0 time" of dates in MSSQL, even with the datatype min value of 01/01/1753.
SELECT (GETDATE() - (CAST(FLOOR(CAST(GETDATE() as FLOAT)) AS DateTime)))
/*Relative Dates*/
--//These are all functions that will calculate a date relative to the current date and time
/*Current Day*/
--//now
SELECT (GETDATE())
--//midnight of today
SELECT (DATEADD(ms,-4,(DATEADD(dd,DATEDIFF(dd,0,GETDATE()) + 1,0))))
--//Current Hour
SELECT DATEADD(hh,DATEPART(hh,GETDATE()),CAST(FLOOR(CAST(GETDATE() AS FLOAT)) as DateTime))
--//Current Half-Hour - if its 9:36, this will show 9:30
SELECT DATEADD(mi,((DATEDIFF(mi,(CAST(FLOOR(CAST(GETDATE() as FLOAT)) as DateTime)), GETDATE())) / 30) * 30,(CAST(FLOOR(CAST(GETDATE() as FLOAT)) as DateTime)))
/*Yearly*/
--//first datetime of the current year
SELECT (DATEADD(yy,DATEDIFF(yy,0,GETDATE()),0))
--//last datetime of the current year
SELECT (DATEADD(ms,-4,(DATEADD(yy,DATEDIFF(yy,0,GETDATE()) + 1,0))))
/*Monthly*/
--//first datetime of current month
SELECT (DATEADD(mm,DATEDIFF(mm,0,GETDATE()),0))
--//last datetime of the current month
SELECT (DATEADD(ms,-4,DATEADD(mm,1,DATEADD(mm,DATEDIFF(mm,0,GETDATE()),0))))
--//first datetime of the previous month
SELECT (DATEADD(mm,DATEDIFF(mm,0,GETDATE()) -1,0))
--//last datetime of the previous month
SELECT (DATEADD(ms, -4,DATEADD(mm,DATEDIFF(mm,0,GETDATE()),0)))
/*Weekly*/
--//previous monday at 12AM
SELECT (DATEADD(wk,DATEDIFF(wk,0,GETDATE()) -1 ,0))
--//previous friday at 11:59:59 PM
SELECT (DATEADD(ms,-4,DATEADD(dd,5,DATEADD(wk,DATEDIFF(wk,0,GETDATE()) -1 ,0))))
/*Quarterly*/
--//first datetime of current quarter
SELECT (DATEADD(qq,DATEDIFF(qq,0,GETDATE()),0))
--//last datetime of current quarter
SELECT (DATEADD(ms,-4,DATEADD(qq,DATEDIFF(qq,0,GETDATE()) + 1,0)))
Answer from StingyJack on Stack OverflowVideos
Use DATENAME and wrap the logic in a Function, not a Stored Proc
declare @myTime as DateTime
set @myTime = GETDATE()
select @myTime
select DATENAME(day, @myTime) + SUBSTRING(UPPER(DATENAME(month, @myTime)), 0,4)
Returns "14OCT"
Try not to use any Character / String based operations if possible when working with dates. They are numerical (a float) and performance will suffer from those data type conversions.
Dig these handy conversions I have compiled over the years...
/* Common date functions */
--//This contains common date functions for MSSQL server
/*Getting Parts of a DateTime*/
--//gets the date only, 20x faster than using Convert/Cast to varchar
--//this has been especially useful for JOINS
SELECT (CAST(FLOOR(CAST(GETDATE() as FLOAT)) AS DateTime))
--//gets the time only (date portion is '1900-01-01' and is considered the "0 time" of dates in MSSQL, even with the datatype min value of 01/01/1753.
SELECT (GETDATE() - (CAST(FLOOR(CAST(GETDATE() as FLOAT)) AS DateTime)))
/*Relative Dates*/
--//These are all functions that will calculate a date relative to the current date and time
/*Current Day*/
--//now
SELECT (GETDATE())
--//midnight of today
SELECT (DATEADD(ms,-4,(DATEADD(dd,DATEDIFF(dd,0,GETDATE()) + 1,0))))
--//Current Hour
SELECT DATEADD(hh,DATEPART(hh,GETDATE()),CAST(FLOOR(CAST(GETDATE() AS FLOAT)) as DateTime))
--//Current Half-Hour - if its 9:36, this will show 9:30
SELECT DATEADD(mi,((DATEDIFF(mi,(CAST(FLOOR(CAST(GETDATE() as FLOAT)) as DateTime)), GETDATE())) / 30) * 30,(CAST(FLOOR(CAST(GETDATE() as FLOAT)) as DateTime)))
/*Yearly*/
--//first datetime of the current year
SELECT (DATEADD(yy,DATEDIFF(yy,0,GETDATE()),0))
--//last datetime of the current year
SELECT (DATEADD(ms,-4,(DATEADD(yy,DATEDIFF(yy,0,GETDATE()) + 1,0))))
/*Monthly*/
--//first datetime of current month
SELECT (DATEADD(mm,DATEDIFF(mm,0,GETDATE()),0))
--//last datetime of the current month
SELECT (DATEADD(ms,-4,DATEADD(mm,1,DATEADD(mm,DATEDIFF(mm,0,GETDATE()),0))))
--//first datetime of the previous month
SELECT (DATEADD(mm,DATEDIFF(mm,0,GETDATE()) -1,0))
--//last datetime of the previous month
SELECT (DATEADD(ms, -4,DATEADD(mm,DATEDIFF(mm,0,GETDATE()),0)))
/*Weekly*/
--//previous monday at 12AM
SELECT (DATEADD(wk,DATEDIFF(wk,0,GETDATE()) -1 ,0))
--//previous friday at 11:59:59 PM
SELECT (DATEADD(ms,-4,DATEADD(dd,5,DATEADD(wk,DATEDIFF(wk,0,GETDATE()) -1 ,0))))
/*Quarterly*/
--//first datetime of current quarter
SELECT (DATEADD(qq,DATEDIFF(qq,0,GETDATE()),0))
--//last datetime of current quarter
SELECT (DATEADD(ms,-4,DATEADD(qq,DATEDIFF(qq,0,GETDATE()) + 1,0)))
You can use the following command in SQL server to make it:
select FORMAT(getdate(), N'yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ss')
The following query will get the current datetime and convert into string. with the following format yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss(24h)
SELECT convert(varchar(25), getdate(), 120)
- SQLFiddle Demo
- SQL Server Date Formats
There are many different ways to convert a datetime to a string. Here is one way:
SELECT convert(varchar(25), getdate(), 121) โ yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.mmm
See Demo
Here is a website that has a list of all of the conversions:
How to Format datetime & date in SQL Server
That task should be done by the next layer up in your software stack. SQL is a data repository, not a presentation system
You can do it with
CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), fmdate(), 101)
But you shouldn't
select convert(varchar(10), fmdate, 101) from sery
101 is a style argument.
Rest of 'em can be found here.
CAST and CONVERT (Transact-SQL) - Date and time styles
Example
Declare @S varchar(50)='2017092018'
Select convert(datetime,left(@S,8)) + convert(datetime,right(@S,2)+':00')
Returns
2017-09-20 18:00:00.000
If 2012+, I would suggest try_convert() just in case you have some unexpected values.
Alternate approach using STUFF:
DECLARE @val VARCHAR(25) = '2017092018';
SELECT CONVERT(DATETIME,STUFF(@val, 9, 0, ' ') + ':00')
This adds a space before the hour, then adds :00 for the minute value.
Try this
Cast('7/7/2011' as datetime)
and
Convert(DATETIME, '7/7/2011', 101)
See CAST and CONVERT (Transact-SQL) for more details.
Run this through your query processor. It formats dates and/or times like so and one of these should give you what you're looking for. It wont be hard to adapt:
Declare @d datetime
select @d = getdate()
select @d as OriginalDate,
convert(varchar,@d,100) as ConvertedDate,
100 as FormatValue,
'mon dd yyyy hh:miAM (or PM)' as OutputFormat
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,101),101,'mm/dd/yy'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,102),102,'yy.mm.dd'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,103),103,'dd/mm/yy'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,104),104,'dd.mm.yy'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,105),105,'dd-mm-yy'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,106),106,'dd mon yy'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,107),107,'Mon dd, yy'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,108),108,'hh:mm:ss'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,109),109,'mon dd yyyy hh:mi:ss:mmmAM (or PM)'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,110),110,'mm-dd-yy'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,111),111,'yy/mm/dd'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,12),12,'yymmdd'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,112),112,'yyyymmdd'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,113),113,'dd mon yyyy hh:mm:ss:mmm(24h)'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,114),114,'hh:mi:ss:mmm(24h)'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,120),120,'yyyy-mm-dd hh:mi:ss(24h)'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,121),121,'yyyy-mm-dd hh:mi:ss.mmm(24h)'
union all
select @d,convert(varchar,@d,126),126,'yyyy-mm-dd Thh:mm:ss:mmm(no spaces)'
say the default format for the dates in my database is MM/DD/YYYY (01/02/2021).
What is the syntax to convert this to 'FY 2021 Q3'?
Any insight or help are appreciative.