Datetime field using military time - need time only in standard time

Question

I have a datetime field in SQL Server 2008 which stores the date and time in military format (or international format if you prefer)

examples:

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Answer 1

DateTime is stored in an internal representation - there is no format associated. When you need to display the DateTime, specify the formatting you want for converting the DateTime into a string.

It is much better to let the application decide on formatting than formatting in SQL.

See standard and custom Date and Time Format Strings for more information.