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

As you requested this in T-SQL, you might want to look at the CAST and CONVERT syntax which specifically lists various date and time formats.

For example:

select convert(varchar, getdate(), 100)

Would give you:

Feb 3 2012 3:26PM

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

One way is:

Convert to varchar, which will give you:

Select CONVERT(varchar, @dt, 100) -- where @dt is your date time

Feb 15 2011 3:30PM

Subsequently, to remove the date, and get 7 chars from the right, which is the most, and TRIM is added just for extra safety, but probably isn't needed.

Select LTRIM(RIGHT(CONVERT(varchar, @dt, 100),7))

Will give you 3:30PM

Side Note: Denali makes this easier, no more magic numbers