FORMAT Function was introduced in SQL Server 2012, and it is available in all the later versions of SQL Server. This article will show different examples of using the new FORMAT function in SQL Server 2012 and later versions to format dates. SYNTAX for SQL Server FORMAT Function FORMAT (value...
CREATEFUNCTIONdbo.FormatDate(@DateValueDATETIME,@FormatStringVARCHAR(20))RETURNSVARCHAR(50)ASBEGINDECLARE@FormattedDateVARCHAR(50);SET@FormattedDate=REPLACE(@FormatString,'yyyy',CONVERT(VARCHAR(4),YEAR(@DateValue)));SET@FormattedDate=REPLACE(@FormattedDate,'MM',RIGHT('0'+CONVERT(VARCHAR(2),MONTH(@D...
The FORMAT() function formats a value with the specified format (and an optional culture in SQL Server 2017).Use the FORMAT() function to format date/time values and number values. For general data type conversions, use CAST() or CONVERT()....
Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics SQL analytics endpoint in Microsoft Fabric Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric Returns a value formatted with the specified format and optional culture. Use the FORMAT function for locale-aware formatting of date/...
SQL Server 2012 includes a new function to handle formatting dates. This function is similar to Oracle's to_date function. Many Oracle DBAs complained about the CONVERT function and its poor flexibility and now we have a new way to format dates in SQL Server. ...
SELECT FORMAT(123456789,'###-##-###') ; -- 123-45-6789 4.附录-测试脚本Convert测试脚本 SELECT 'SELECT CONVERT(varchar(100), GETDATE(), 0)', CONVERT(varchar(100), GETDATE(), 0) UNION ALL SELECT 'SELECT CONVERT(varchar(100), GETDATE(), 1)', CONVERT(varchar(100), GETDATE(), ...
1.3. FORMAT函数 FORMAT函数是SQL Server 2012及更高版本中引入的函数,它可以根据自定义的格式字符串对日期进行格式化。以下是使用FORMAT函数进行日期格式化的示例代码: SELECTFORMAT(GETDATE(),'MM/dd/yyyy')AS'MM/DD/YYYY',FORMAT(GETDATE(),'yyyy.MM.dd')AS'YYYY.MM.DD',FORMAT(GETDATE(),'dd/MM/yyyy...
SQL Server Date Functions SQL Server Advanced Functions FunctionDescription CASTConverts a value (of any type) into a specified datatype COALESCEReturns the first non-null value in a list CONVERTConverts a value (of any type) into a specified datatype ...
SQL Server Date Format Styles The style parameter of the CONVERT function can take a number that represents a specific format. When converting a date value to a varchar value, then the output will be in the format mentioned here. This table shows the numbers that are used for the style par...
It’s not possible to store dates in a SQL Server table in different formats, so we need a way to convert date formats. Let’s explore the different SQL CONVERT date format methods. SQL CONVERT date function Typically, database professionals use the SQL CONVERT date function to get dates ...