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                                    | sanjay5219Posting Yak  Master
 
 
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                                            |  Posted - 2013-08-05 : 12:50:36 
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                                            | Hi All,One of report is coming as Jun 20, 2013 how can i convert this in datetimePlease suggest |  |  
                                    | MuMu88Aged Yak Warrior
 
 
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                                          |  Posted - 2013-08-05 : 13:05:42 
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                                          | Try cast(date_column as DATETIME) in your select statement in Dataset |  
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                                    | James KMaster Smack Fu Yak Hacker
 
 
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                                          |  Posted - 2013-08-05 : 13:06:24 
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                                          | If your underlying data is datetime, you can format it to anything you want it to look like (via setting the format in the properties window). There are a few standard formats that you can use, listed here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms252080%28VS.80%29.aspx  If those don't give you exactly what you are looking for, you can apply custom format strings - see the list of format codes here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms252080%28VS.80%29.aspx |  
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                                    | MuMu88Aged Yak Warrior
 
 
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                                          |  Posted - 2013-08-05 : 13:14:55 
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                                          | Or you can do this:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc627538.aspxTo format a date field1.Click the Design tab.2.Right-click the cell with the [Date] field expression and then click Text Box Properties.3.Click Number, and then in the Category field, select Date.4.In the Type box, select January 31, 2000 1:30 PM.5.Click OK. 6.Preview the report to see the change to the [Date] field and then change back to design view. |  
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                                    | James KMaster Smack Fu Yak Hacker
 
 
                                    3873 Posts | 
                                        
                                          |  Posted - 2013-08-05 : 14:17:02 
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                                          | Mumu, not fair! Not only did you snipe me, you are posting a better and more detailed solution. Are you trying to make me look bad?   |  
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                                    | MuMu88Aged Yak Warrior
 
 
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                                          |  Posted - 2013-08-05 : 15:20:17 
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                                          | I don't think it is possible to make you look bad  quote:Originally posted by James K
 Mumu, not fair! Not only did you snipe me, you are posting a better and more detailed solution. Are you trying to make me look bad?
  
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