converting date filed into system date

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converting date filed into system date

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venkath
Posting Yak Master

202 Posts

Posted - 2007-08-29 : 04:37:24

Hi

I have a text file which has a date field, while loading this field
i need to convert it into system date, how can i achieve this.

Help on this is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

30421 Posts

Posted - 2007-08-29 : 04:53:09

SELECT CAST(Col1 AS DATETIME)
FROM Table1

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venkath
Posting Yak Master

202 Posts

Posted - 2007-08-29 : 06:48:51

i have date data already in the text file , i need to change this data to systemdate i.e getdate() while loading it into the table

Sorry for the confusion.

Please guide me to achive this.

Thanks

SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

30421 Posts

Posted - 2007-08-29 : 06:58:40

Use already known GETDATE() function, or the equivalent CURRENT_TIMESTAMP function.

If you need to FORMAT the datetime value, see here
http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=80563

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madhivanan
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22864 Posts

Posted - 2007-08-29 : 07:32:12

After you loaded the data into the table, updaet the table

Update table_name
set datecol=Getdate()

Madhivanan

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