How to cast date in dd-mm-yyyy format on fetching columns from a table in dynamic SQL?

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I want to cast date in dd-mm-yyyy format on fetching columns from a table in dynamic Sql Query. I am fetching columns,data type from a master table and fetching and all done as a dynamic query

What I have tried:

SELECT @columns = COALESCE(@columns+',' ,'') +
 CASE WHEN ColumnType='DateTime'
 THEN  CONVERT(VARCHAR(24),ColumnName,103)
 ELSE
 CAST(ColumnName AS Varchar) END
 FROM ICCS_StdReport_Column_Master where TableId=@ip_tableId

 SELECT @tableName=TableName FROM ICCS_StdReportTable_Master where TableId=@ip_tableId



 SET @SQL = ' WHERE  convert(varchar(30),Download_Date,111)
 between '+ ''''+ convert(varchar(30),@ip_FromDate,111) +''''+'  AND '+
 ''''+ convert(varchar(30),@ip_ToDate,111) +''''



 set @Query=
 'SELECT  '+@COLUMNS+'
 FROM '+@tableName+ @SQL

Posted 1-Mar-17 4:25am

Alex2 101

Updated 1-Mar-17 4:46am

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ZurdoDev · Answer 1 · 2017-03-01T04:46:00

Solution 1

If you want it in a specific format then you need to choose that format. See SQL Server CONVERT() Function[^
Your code is converting using style 111 so just change it to be the one you want.

Posted 1-Mar-17 4:46am

ZurdoDev

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[no name] 1-Mar-17 23:28pm

I need to get the columns with datatype datetime in dd/mm/yyyy format fetched from the table dynamically . In my table there is ColumnName,Columndatatype

Below is the core part
CASE WHEN ColumnType='DateTime'
THEN CONVERT(VARCHAR(24),ColumnName,103)
ELSE
CAST(ColumnName AS Varchar) END