SQL Server function to return minimum date (January 1, 1753)

Question

I am looking for a SQL Server function to return the minimum value for datetime, namely January 1, 1753. I\'d rather not hardcode that date value into my script.

Does an

Answer 1

This is what I use to get the minimum date in SQL Server. Please note that it is globalisation friendly:

CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[DateTimeMinValue]()
RETURNS datetime
AS
BEGIN
  RETURN (SELECT
    CAST('17530101' AS datetime))
END

Call using:

SELECT [dbo].[DateTimeMinValue]()