Home Forums SQL Server 2008 T-SQL (SS2K8) Date Format Problem RE: Date Format Problem

  • August 7, 2012 at 4:44 pm

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    GSquared (8/7/2012)

    Date formatting is done in the front-end application, not in the database. What application are you using? That's the point I'm making.

    There is no formatting of dates inside the database. You HAVE to change the user-interface (application) to change the format. There is no other way to do what you want. Hence my question, what application are you viewing dates in?

    I could be wrong but SET DATEFORMAT appears to do what Vinu wants. Also, although I agree that you shouldn't send formatted dates to a GUI, there are plenty of good reasons to want to format the output of dates in a stored procedure.

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