Date Conversion error: out of range

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Date Conversion error: out of range

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stahorse
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86 Posts

Posted - 2013-12-09 : 03:39:13

I have this query

DECLARE @dt VARCHAR(20)
SET @dt = cast(MONTH(getdate()) as varchar(20)) + cast(YEAR(getdate()) as varchar(20))

SELECT CONVERT(DATETIME, '01' + @dt, 112) as [date]

I get this error: The conversion of a char data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range datetime value. please help

webfred
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

8781 Posts

Posted - 2013-12-09 : 04:13:04

take style 103 instead of 112.

see here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/library/ms187928.aspx

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stahorse
Yak Posting Veteran

86 Posts

Posted - 2013-12-09 : 04:23:28

quote:
Originally posted by webfred

take style 103 instead of 112.

see here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/library/ms187928.aspx

Too old to Rock'n'Roll too young to die.

Same error

webfred
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

8781 Posts

Posted - 2013-12-09 : 04:31:37

This works:
DECLARE @dt VARCHAR(20)
SET @dt =
'.' +
right('0' + cast(MONTH(getdate()) as varchar(20)),2) +
'.' +
right('0000' + cast(YEAR(getdate()) as varchar(20)),4)

--select '01'+@dt

SELECT CONVERT(DATETIME, '01' + @dt, 104) as [date]

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visakh16
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52326 Posts

Posted - 2013-12-09 : 06:36:19

quote:
Originally posted by stahorse

I have this query

DECLARE @dt VARCHAR(20)
SET @dt = cast(MONTH(getdate()) as varchar(20)) + cast(YEAR(getdate()) as varchar(20))

SELECT CONVERT(DATETIME, '01' + @dt, 112) as [date]

I get this error: The conversion of a char data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range datetime value. please help

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Lamprey
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

4614 Posts

Posted - 2013-12-09 : 12:35:52

What is the goal of your query? Are you trying to get the 1st of the current month? If so, you maybe you can try date math instead of string manipulation:

SELECT 
	DATEADD(MONTH, DATEDIFF(MONTH, 0, SYSDATETIME()), 0),
	CAST(DATEADD(MONTH, DATEDIFF(MONTH, 0, SYSDATETIME()), 0) AS DATE)

madhivanan
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22864 Posts

Posted - 2013-12-10 : 00:40:44

CASTing to varchar will change date value specific to current language. You should always use DATEADD and DATEDIFF function as shown by Lamprey

Madhivanan

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