How to convert DateTime to VarChar
Here's some test sql for all the styles.
DECLARE @now datetime
SET @now = GETDATE()
select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 0) as output, 0 as style
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 1), 1
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 2), 2
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 3), 3
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 4), 4
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 5), 5
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 6), 6
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 7), 7
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 8), 8
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 9), 9
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 10), 10
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 11), 11
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 12), 12
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 13), 13
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 14), 14
--15 to 19 not valid
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 20), 20
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 21), 21
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 22), 22
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 23), 23
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 24), 24
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 25), 25
--26 to 99 not valid
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 100), 100
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 101), 101
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 102), 102
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 103), 103
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 104), 104
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 105), 105
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 106), 106
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 107), 107
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 108), 108
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 109), 109
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 110), 110
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 111), 111
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 112), 112
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 113), 113
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 114), 114
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 120), 120
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 121), 121
--122 to 125 not valid
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 126), 126
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 127), 127
--128, 129 not valid
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 130), 130
union select convert(nvarchar(MAX), @now, 131), 131
--132 not valid
order BY style
Here's the result
output style
Apr 28 2014 9:31AM 0
04/28/14 1
14.04.28 2
28/04/14 3
28.04.14 4
28-04-14 5
28 Apr 14 6
Apr 28, 14 7
09:31:28 8
Apr 28 2014 9:31:28:580AM 9
04-28-14 10
14/04/28 11
140428 12
28 Apr 2014 09:31:28:580 13
09:31:28:580 14
2014-04-28 09:31:28 20
2014-04-28 09:31:28.580 21
04/28/14 9:31:28 AM 22
2014-04-28 23
09:31:28 24
2014-04-28 09:31:28.580 25
Apr 28 2014 9:31AM 100
04/28/2014 101
2014.04.28 102
28/04/2014 103
28.04.2014 104
28-04-2014 105
28 Apr 2014 106
Apr 28, 2014 107
09:31:28 108
Apr 28 2014 9:31:28:580AM 109
04-28-2014 110
2014/04/28 111
20140428 112
28 Apr 2014 09:31:28:580 113
09:31:28:580 114
2014-04-28 09:31:28 120
2014-04-28 09:31:28.580 121
2014-04-28T09:31:28.580 126
2014-04-28T09:31:28.580 127
28 جمادى الثانية 1435 9:31:28:580AM 130
28/06/1435 9:31:28:580AM 131
Make nvarchar(max) shorter to trim the time. For example:
select convert(nvarchar(11), GETDATE(), 0)
union select convert(nvarchar(max), GETDATE(), 0)
outputs:
May 18 2018
May 18 2018 9:57AM
With Microsoft Sql Server:
--
-- Create test case
--
DECLARE @myDateTime DATETIME
SET @myDateTime = '2008-05-03'
--
-- Convert string
--
SELECT LEFT(CONVERT(VARCHAR, @myDateTime, 120), 10)