sql convert string to date mm/dd/yyyy code example

Example 1: sql convert string to date mm/dd/yyyy

-- Oracle:TO_DATE(string, format)
SELECT TO_DATE('2012-06-05', 'YYYY-MM-DD') FROM dual;
SELECT TO_DATE('05/06/2012 13:25:12', 'DD/MM/YYYY HH24:MI:SS') FROM dual;
-- SQL Server: CONVERT(data_type, string, style). Cf source link for style codes.
SELECT CONVERT(DATETIME, '2012-06-05', 102);		-- Raises error if impossible
SELECT TRY_CONVERT(DATETIME, '2012-06-05', 102);	-- Returns Null if impossible
-- MySQL: STR_TO_DATE(string, format): 
SELECT STR_TO_DATE('2012-06-05','%Y-%m,%d');

Example 2: SQL query to convert DD/MM/YYYY to YYYY-MM-DD

SELECT CONVERT(varchar(10), CONVERT(date, '13/12/2016', 103), 120)

Example 3: sql server convert string to date

Cast( '2011-07-07' as date ) as convertedDate

Example 4: sql convert date to string yyyy-mm-dd

select CONVERT(char(10), GetDate(),126)
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