How do I format a date variable in SQL?
SQL Server comes with the following data types for storing a date or a date/time value in the database: DATE – format YYYY-MM-DD….SQL Date Data Types
- DATE – format YYYY-MM-DD.
- DATETIME – format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS.
- TIMESTAMP – format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS.
- YEAR – format YYYY or YY.
How can I get date in YYYY-MM-DD format in SQL Server?
How to get different date formats in SQL Server
- Use the SELECT statement with CONVERT function and date format option for the date values needed.
- To get YYYY-MM-DD use this T-SQL syntax SELECT CONVERT(varchar, getdate(), 23)
- To get MM/DD/YY use this T-SQL syntax SELECT CONVERT(varchar, getdate(), 1)
What datatype is used for date in SQL?
Date and Time data types
| Data type | Format | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|
| date | YYYY-MM-DD | 1 day |
| smalldatetime | YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss | 1 minute |
| datetime | YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss[.nnn] | 0.00333 second |
| datetime2 | YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss[.nnnnnnn] | 100 nanoseconds |
What is the difference between datetime and datetime2?
The datetime data type has a fixed storage size of 8 bytes. The datetime2 on the other hand, can be either 6, 7, or 8 bytes, depending on its precision. When using 3 decimal places, datetime2 uses just 7 bytes, which means it uses less storage space than datetime (with more accuracy).
Which datatype stores date?
Introduction
| Data type | Comments |
|---|---|
| DateTime | Is used to store date and time between 01/01/1753 to 31/12/9999. Minimum unit of time it keeps is milliseconds with an accuracy of 3.33 ms. Takes 8 bytes for storage. |
What is ANSI date format?
| Data Type | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ANSIDATE | yyyy-mm-dd | 2007-02-28 |
| TIME WITH TIME ZONE | hh:mm:ss.ffff… [+|-]th:tm | 12:45:12.23456 -05:00 |
| TIME or TIME WITHOUT TIME ZONE | hh:mm:ss.ffff… | 12:45:12.23456 |
| TIME WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE | hh:mm:ss.ffff… | 12:45:12.23456 |
What is the default format of date data type?
YYYY-MM-DD
The default format for the DATE data type is YYYY-MM-DD. YYYY represents the year, MM represents the month, and DD represents the day. The range of the date value is between 0001-01-01 and 9999-12-31.