I have a table called SF_Data and there is a column called IN_Date, ID the data looks like:
ID IN_Date
1 9/8/2010
2 26/04/2011
3 20/09/201
You need a convert to fix the data (to the correct datatype) before formatting...
Select
convert(varchar,
convert(date, IN_Date, 103),
101)
from dbo.SF_Data
The 3rd parameter to convert
has no meaning when converting from varchar
to varchar
. So per @marc_s' comment, you'd have to convert the varchar
to a datetime
using the 103 format, and then from datetime
to varchar
specifying the 101 format:
Select convert(varchar(12),convert(datetime,IN_Date,103),101) From dbo.SF_Data
For example:
select convert(varchar(12),convert(datetime,'31/12/2001',103),101)
prints 12/31/2001
.
See MSDN.