how to format getdate into YYYYMMDDHHmmSS

Question

In SQL Server how do I format getdate() output into YYYYMMDDHHmmSS where HH is 24 hour format?

I\'ve got the YYYYMMDD

Answer 1

Close but not exactly what you are asking for:

select CONVERT(varchar, GETDATE(), 126)

e.g.

2011-09-23T12:18:24.837

(yyyy-mm-ddThh:mi:ss.mmm (no spaces), ISO8601 without timezone)

Ref: CAST and CONVERT

There is no way to specify a custom format with CONVERT(). The other option is to perform string manipulation to create in the format you desire.