Sql Server Time Filed Conversion to 12 hour format

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i have a TIME datatype field in sql database,

its storing 24 hour format,i want the value in 12 hour format

Help me to convert it to 12 hour format

Posted 9-Feb-11 23:50pm

kishore Rajendran

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2011-02-09T23:57:00

Solution 1

Time fields are not stored in 12 or 24 hour format: they are stored in terms of milliseconds (or other small interval) since midnight.

When you retrieve and display the time, your default formatting is set to 24 hour. Override it with ToString("hh:mm tt") instead of ToString().

Posted 9-Feb-11 23:57pm

OriginalGriff

Wendelius · Answer 2 · 2011-02-10T00:02:00

Solution 2

To add to OriginalGriff's answer, if you want to do the conversion using SQL you could try CONVERT[^]. For example:

SELECT CONVERT(varchar, SomeTimeField, 9) FROM ...

Posted 10-Feb-11 0:02am

Wendelius