How to fire a trigger for time format conversion in sql server?

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I have created a table in sql server with the datatype "time". when i insert any value to this table, it shows like hh:mm:ss.----- format. For Example- if i insert 09:30 it will come like 09:30:00.000-----
i want to convert 09:30:00.000 to 09:30AM/PM with the help of trigger i.e. when i insert any value it should convert in (varchar/09:30AM/PM) format.

Posted 6-May-15 1:40am

HarshitkMishra

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CHill60 6-May-15 7:57am

It is not stored with a format. It is only the display that is showing like that and you wouldn't use a trigger for display purposes. Just do the formatting of the time when you want to display the results,

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter · Answer 1 · 2015-05-06T02:11:00

SQL does not store time (and date) values formatted, but in binary. The format you see is part of the functionality of the client you use to display the value...So if you want to display a time value in your application in a specific format you may use DateTime.ToString[^] method...
For the sample you mentioned you may use the string "hh:mm tt"...
More info about format strings:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/az4se3k1(v=vs.110).aspx[^]
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kb3ddd4(v=vs.110).aspx[^]