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  • September 24, 2012 at 7:18 am

    #1541391

    -- use NULLIF to convert 0 to NULL

    -- conversion code 112 matches the input style

    -- Char(8) matches the input length

    SELECT

    aprvdt,

    ApprovalDate = CONVERT(DATETIME2,CAST(NULLIF(aprvdt,0) AS CHAR(8)),112) -- 112 matches the input

    FROM (

    SELECT aprvdt = CAST(19970811 AS DECIMAL(18,0)) UNION ALL

    SELECT 19970811 UNION ALL

    SELECT 19970811 UNION ALL

    SELECT 19970811 UNION ALL

    SELECT 19970811 UNION ALL

    SELECT 19970812 UNION ALL

    SELECT 19970812 UNION ALL

    SELECT 19970813 UNION ALL

    SELECT 19970812 UNION ALL

    SELECT 19970812 UNION ALL

    SELECT 19970812 UNION ALL

    SELECT 19970821 UNION ALL

    SELECT 0

    ) [sample]

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