Working with datetime with dynamic query in SQL Server

Question

I am using a dynamic query wherein I want to use the variable which holds the datetime, whenever I execute the query it says cannot convert datetime from string, when I cast tha

Answer 1

Try this:

declare @sql1 varchar(max)
declare @table sysname
declare @FROMDATE datetime
declare @TODATE datetime

set @table = 'MyTable'
set @FROMDATE = GETDATE()
set @ToDATE = GETDATE()


SET @SQL1 = 'SELECT B.FacId, B.FacName, B.BookCode, B.BookName, B.Quantity, 
CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), B.TillDate, 104) AS TILLDATE FROM '+@TABLE+' B
WHERE B.TillDate BETWEEN CONVERT(Datetime,''' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),@FROMDATE, 101) 
+ ''', 101) and CONVERT(DATETIME,'''+ CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), DATEADD(DD,1,@TODATE), 101) + ''', 101)'


print @sql1

But look at Joel Mansford's answer to avoid the double conversion.