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vasu.ssis

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:31 PM

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hi guys,

i am using sql server 2005 to convert datatype string to date for that i create one new column(datetime) in my table and i did

update tablename set newcolumn=oldcolumn

but it shows following error

Arithemetic overflow error converting to data type date time
the statement has been terminated

i am traying these for long 2 days

any help appricated

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John H Marsh

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:57 PM

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Hello,

I would guess it is an issue with the format that the data is stored in, in the old column.

Is it always the same format e.g. mm/dd/yyyy? Can you post a sample of the data in the old column?

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vasu.ssis

Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:22 AM

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Hi john

it is my sample data of old column

primary key oldcolumn
----------- ---------
023456781 20050428
023456782 20040112
023456783 20061228
023456784 00000000
023456785 20050428
023456786 20060409
023456787 00000000
023456788 20060607
023456789 20049718

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GilaMonster

Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:35 AM

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I think the problem is those 00000000 values. They aren't convertable to datetime.

Try this

update tablename set newcolumn=CAST(oldcolumn AS DATETIME) WHERE ISDATE(oldcolumn)=1

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John H Marsh

Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:44 AM

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Hello,

Yes, "GilaMonster" is right. It is the zero filled values that cause the problem.

There is the question of what you want to do in the case of zeros? Do zeros represent a non existent value for the row? In this case you might want the new column to contain a Null.

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vasu.ssis

Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 2:44 AM

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its working fine

Thanks to GilaMonster and everyone who reply this qustion

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