How to return the date part only from a SQL Server datetime datatype

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Hi,

i want to get the date part only from datetime data type.

Please help me

Posted 16-May-12 21:01pm

Suraj S Koneri

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Solution 4

Another simple solution

let DOJ be your datefield

SQL

SELECT Convert(varchar(4),DATEPART(year, DOJ)) + '/'+ Convert(varchar(2),DATEPART(MONTH, DOJ)) + '/' + Convert(varchar(2),DATEPART(DAY, DOJ))

This will give you date alone like

2010/1/22
2011/2/23

rgds

Posted 16-May-12 21:26pm

Jim Jos

Updated 16-May-12 21:53pm

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Suraj S Koneri 17-May-12 6:14am

For the solution u provided here s alternate method:
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 120)

vijaylalwani 15-Jul-13 7:21am

thanks alot

Solution 2

hi suraj,
Check this link, Hope it'll help you,

http://www.sql-server-helper.com/tips/date-formats.aspx[^]

Regards,
BlueSathish

Posted 16-May-12 21:14pm

bluesathish

Solution 7

SELECT CONVERT(DATE,GETDATE())

Posted 28-Apr-13 0:13am

ahmed adel shaker

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Sandeep Mewara · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-16T21:10:00

Solution 1

Try:

SQL

SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),GETDATE(),111)

Details here:
MSDN: CAST and CONVERT (Transact-SQL)[^]
SQL SERVER – Retrieve – Select Only Date Part From DateTime – Best Practice[^]

Posted 16-May-12 21:10pm

Sandeep Mewara

P.Salini · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-16T21:16:00

Solution 3

see this
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/566998/get-only-the-date-part-of-datetime-in-mssql[^]

http://aartemiou.blogspot.in/2011/10/retrieving-only-date-from-datetime.html[^]

http://www.technoreader.com/SQL-Server-Date-Time-Format.aspx[^]

Posted 16-May-12 21:16pm

P.Salini

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Prasad_Kulkarni 23-May-12 0:41am

My 5!

P.Salini 23-May-12 4:51am

Thank you Prasad.