How do you convert VARCHAR to TIMESTAMP in MSSQL?

Question

You\'d like to call a stored proc on MS SQL that has a parameter type of TIMESTAMP within T-SQL, not ADO.NET using a VARCHAR value (e.g. \'0x0000000002C490C8\').

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Answer 1

Since timestamp is compatible with varbinary the solution will be this in SQL Server 2008:

declare @hexstring varchar(max);
set @hexstring = '0xabcedf012439';
select CONVERT(varbinary(max), @hexstring, 1);

set @hexstring = 'abcedf012439';
select CONVERT(varbinary(max), @hexstring, 2);

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