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AskSQLTeam
Ask SQLTeam Question
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 Posted - 2002-01-17 : 11:14:44
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| xiaosha writes "hi. i'm using SQL 2000 and this is my first time using a rdbms. i would like to set all date fields to dd/mm/yyy format. but it can't seem to work. whenever i insert the value as dd/mm/yyyy, sql seems to convert it to mm/dd/yyyy. why is it so? is there any way to rectify this? tks for ur help :)cheers" |
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JustinBigelow
SQL Gigolo
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Posted - 2002-01-17 : 11:58:57
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Try...set dateformat dmy Look in Books On Line under "Set Dateformat" for more info. hth,Justin |
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jackstow
Posting Yak Master
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Posted - 2002-01-17 : 12:19:46
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| I've been plagued by the old SQL Server date formatting problem as well - there are a couple of posts here with some resolutions suggested;http://www.sqlteam.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11900http://www.sqlteam.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11999Jack |
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rrb
SQLTeam Poet Laureate
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Posted - 2002-01-17 : 18:10:25
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| It's always hard for those of us not living in the Promised Land...I hope that when I die someone will say of me "That guy sure owed me a lot of money" |
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Set SQL Date format