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AskSQLTeam
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 Posted - 2005-01-05 : 08:09:59
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| Alan writes "Hi All,My problem is a bit more complicated than the subject suggests.I had an application that stored dates as binary (4 bytes) in SQL 6.5. I have now moved imported this data into a sql 2000 database without any transformation i.e. the dates are now stored as binary (8 bytes).What I would like to be able to do is query this data on an adhoc basis, but will need to somehow convert the dates to a readable format.Where do I need to go with it please?TIA and Merry Christmas,Alan." |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2005-01-05 : 09:31:52
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can't be as simple asconvert(datetime, convert(int, YourBinaryDateColumn)) can it?Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow  |
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jsmith8858
Dr. Cross Join
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Posted - 2005-01-05 : 10:17:32
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| YOu need to tell us the spec of how the date is stored in this binary format. What spirit suggested might work, but without a spec, who knows?- Jeff |
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How to Convert a Binary Date