I have a Foreach loop container that I'm using to loop through a directory and copy files to a new directory. The file name contains the date and I need to compare the value to the current date to determine if the file should moved. I'm having a problem converting the string to a date.
I have a FileName variable of type string that is in this form: 200710221200_FileName_7001.log
I have a FileDate variable of type datetime that I'm trying to use the following expression on:
(DT_DBDATE)(SUBSTRING(@[User::FileName] , 1,4) +"-"+ SUBSTRING(@[User::FileName] , 5,2) +"-"+SUBSTRING( @[User::FileName] , 7,2))
Which is giving me the following error:
The expression "(DT_DBDATE)(SUBSTRING(@[User::FileName] , 1,4) +"-"+ SUBSTRING(@[User::FileName] , 5,2) +"-"+SUBSTRING( @[User::FileName] , 7,2))" has a result type of "DT_DBDATE", which cannot be converted to a supported type.
From the help files, it appears to me that the DT_DBDATE cast uses the form of yyyy-mm-dd. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I am selecting older legacy data from an AS400 mainframe that we still use. I am fairly new to constructing T-SQL statements so I hope I am doing this correctly. There is a table from the AS400 that has been setup with a field for TMONTH, TDAY, and TYEAR. Instead of having one field for a date, for some reason years ago this was set up this way.
I now have this statement in my SELECT statement and it is not working:
WHERE (CAST(OWNR.TMONTH + '/' + OWNR.TDAY + '/' + OWNR.TYEAR AS DATETIME) >= @startdate)
I am not getting a syntax error, however I am getting "Error Converting data type varchar to numeric. These fields on the AS400 are set up as numeric fields.
What do I need to do differently? Should I use a CONVERT instead and if so, how would I structure that statement.
Having trouble casting GETDATE() to a string value (DT_STR) using expression builder? I want to concatenate the current date to some text used in a send mail task.
My current Query takes the DATE value stored in P.CreatedDate and makes it VARCHAR, then stores it in the table. I need to format this to return YYYYMMDD. How would I go about this?
Current Code:
Code: CAST(P.CreatedDate AS VARCHAR) AS DateEntered,
I am trying to pull the records which are being affected i.e, comparing the values and if not same then populating the record.
I am using the below condition in where clause however i am getting runt time error as "Conversion failure when converting date and/or time from character string"
Condition in Where clause:
cast(isNull(tab1.Col1,'') as datetime) <> cast(isNull(tab2.col1,'') as datetime)
Does anybody know how could I calculate the new date(adding @c to @bor subtracting @b to @c), having for example a declaration like this:DECLARE @a CHAR(12)DECLARE @b DATETIMEDECLARE @c INTSET @b='3.04.04';SET @c=6and to calculate the number of days between two dates with this kindof declaration(@a-@b or @b - @a):DECLARE @a CHAR(12)DECLARE @b DATETIMEDECLARE @c INTSET @a='12.2.04';SET @b='3.04.04';Thanks in advance.
I have a web page which executes a stored procedure with several parameters. On execution I get an error for the following piece of code. I will be passing null value to the stroed procedure for this parameter "ActiveDate". Dim parameterActivedate As SqlParameter = objCommand.Parameters.Add("@Activedate", SqlDbType.DateTime) parameterActivedate.Value = "" The error is: System.InvalidCastException: Conversion from string "" to type 'Date' is not valid. at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToDate(String Value) at webpage.Do_Update(Object Sender, EventArgs e)
Hi,I'm trying to concatenate a Description (nchar(100)) and Date(datetime) as Description and my initial effort was just"...description+' '+open_date as description..." which throws a date/string conversion error; finally came up with a working string belowbut don't think it's the optimal way to do this - any suggestions?select (rtrim(description)+''+rtrim(convert(char(2),datepart(mm,open_date)))+'/'+convert(char(2),datepart(dd,open_date))+'/'+convert(char(4),datepart(yyyy,open_date))) as description fromoncd_opportunity where opportunity_id=?open_date is not a required field at the db level, but it is requiredon the form so it should not be null as a rule.
I've imported a CSV file into a table in SQL Server 2012. It's a large file, 140,000+ rows, so I couldn't covert it to Excel first to preserve the date format due to Excel's row limit. In the CSV file, there were 3 column with date data in "31-Aug-09" format, and the import automatically transformed these in "31AUG09" format (varchar(50)) in SQL Server. Now I need to convert these 3 columns from varchar to datetime so I could work with them in date format.
I asked this question below, but the answer was that the conversion will take place automatically, but I can't get that to happen. I have a flat file with an 8 position field that I identify as string (and I also tried date) that is yyyymmdd and it needs to go into the database field that is datetime format. IS there something I am doing wrong with the definition of it, or do I need to add some kind of conversion, and if so, what and how would that be done. I'm a dts Sql2000 expert, but the SSIS thing is driving me crazy. I have a ton of dts' to convert and the migration tool doesn't work because there are a lot of active X scripts in them. thanks for your help. Boston Rose
I have a table in which a date value is stored as varchar.some of these values are stored ina dd/mm/yyyy format and other values are stored in a yyyy-mm-dd format..Now I wish to retrieve some data by querying between two dates. However I need to convert the varchar date value to datetime in order to do this but since the date value is in two different formats, the following doesn't work.
select date_value from my_table where CONVERT(DATETIME, date_value, 103) between @date1 and @date2
How can you convert the date value to datetime when its stored in mutiple formats. I can't change the table itself as I dont have admin privelages.
Hi, Im having a problem with a SQL string. Im not that great a building them and just need a bit of help. For example, my table has many fields, the 2 i need to concentrate on are; "Date1", and "Date2", these fields are VarChar(8). I also have a webpage thats going to build a report, that has 2 textboxes in with 2 dates, these textboxes are being used as a Date range (From > To). When a user submits the form, the query needs select all dates similar to this kinda thing (from >= "Date1" and to <= "Date2") if that makes sense. My Date format is (DD, MM, YY) BTW. Thank you Help is much appreciated.
I have the following query which I converted from MS-Access. Its showing error due to concatenation of string and date after I converted Date() to GETDATE()
SELECT tblCurrent.AutoNumber, tblCurrent.CompanyName, -(TotalAmount) AS Amount, GETDATE() & ' Recd ' & [ParticipantInfo] AS Comment, 'No' AS RefundToBeProcessed, tblCurrent.Department, FROM tblCurrent
Can someone please help me with this? I'm losing all my hair trying to figure it out. I've tried all that I can think of. I am getting the Error converting data type varchar to numeric.
Thanks Sam "O"
cmdInsert = New SqlCommand( "INSERT INTO tmp_blank (sessionid, ssn,job,sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat,totcol) SELECT '" & Session.SessionId & "', ssn,job,sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat, (cast(sun as numeric(4,2)) + cast(mon as numeric(4,2)) + cast(tue as numeric(4,2)) + cast(wed as numeric(4,2)) + cast(thu as numeric(4,2)) + cast(fri as numeric(4,2)) + cast(sat as numeric(4,2))) as totcol from " & strTableName, conTimeCard)
I'm new to SQL Server and I have to finish a VB.Net program from an employee that has left the company.
I have a table with column 'vanafdatum' witch has datatype char but they stored only dates in this column ( like this: 13/09/2006).
When I try to run the next querie I receive an error message "The conversion of a char data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out of range datetime value".
This is the querie I try to run
SELECT MAX(CAST(vanafdatum AS datetime)) AS vanaf_datum FROM tarieven WHERE (vanafdatum < (SELECT getdate()))
Is there any way I can cast the char datatype to a datetime datatype without getting this error. I allready tried to change the data type from char to datetime, but doesn't work either. A possible solution is to erase the column an manually fill in all the fields again in the data type datetime, but that seems a little stupid to do. So I wonder if there is a solution that can change the data type for all rows in the database without losing any data.
I've got an ftp task that will be downloading a couple of files each night. today they're called
blah20060830blah
the date value in the middle changes each day. I'm trying to adjust this value with an expression. The expression doesn't want to cast my getdate function into a string that this property will accept. I know i'm missing something stupid.
I would like to know if casting is supported in SQL Server Compact Edition. I get an error when i attempt to cast a datetime or bigint value to nvarchar or ntext. CAST(datetime AS nvarchar(15))
Does anybody knows if its supported or how could i cast values?
I am using DTS to read in a date with the format of YYYYMMDD. I am trying to convert this date to MM/DD/YYYY and then use the CDate function with the following code to load it into a Datetime column in SQL Server:
DTSDestination("DateName") = strHoldDate Main = DTSTransformStat_OK End Function
My DTS package will execute without errors, but it does not add the row. I have been successful using CDate when the source date is in the format MM/DD/YYYY.
Also, do you have any tips on how to debug DTS? How to see what's in a variable, etc.?
Hi again, I am having troubles inserting a datetime value in a table to a string. what iw ant to do is have it be sent in an email. its an attendance email. here is the code i have right now:
In our ERP system we have a field which is a date-picker in the user front end, but the value is stored in an NVARCHAR field and not always consistently. How can I convert this to a date (preferably in the format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM) that I could use in a calculation?
select code, spec_value from spec_checklist_remind where spec_checklist_id = 17
Hello,I try to convert a pseudo datetime string into a date. In Oracle I can doto_date( MyDate, 'yyyymmddhh24miss' ); how I can do this with MS SQL ?thanks and regardsMark
I am running a converted DTS package which executes a stored procedure which extracts fields from a SQL database table and puts them to a flat file. Two of the fields are datetime fields. The stored procedure does not convert the dates, and under SQL 2000 DTS the fields extract as strings in format yyyy-mm-dd hh:mms. When this gave me an error in SSIS, I added a data conversion task between the Ole DB Source and the Text file destination to convert the two fields to DT_STR format and used the converted fields in my mapping for the text file. I am still getting an error on this:
-1071636319,0x,Data conversion failed. The data conversion for column "mm_hdr_process_date" returned status value 4 and status text "Text was truncated or one or more characters had no match in the target code page."
The target code page is 1252 (ANSI) and I have tried several variations of length, and I still get this error. Any suggestions? I would prefer not to have to change every stored procedure we have which may do this. Thanks for any help. MaryKate
Having some trouble converting strings to dates. I am using a .dtsx package and have figured out how to use a derived column to convert the string to a new string which is a valid date. The problem is now converting the column data type to date. I insert a new data conversion step to convert the vchar field to date, then when it runs it fails on this step. Error is
The conversion returned status value 2 and status text "The value could not be converted because of a potential loss of data."
If I leave out the data conversion step and run the package, then manually change the data type to date it warns with the same message, but if I accept it converts correctly.
I created an SSIS package that pulls in legacy data from a DB2 AS400. There is an In Date field that is stored on the AS400 as OdbcType.Date or DATE. However, when I use SSIS to pull in the data, SQL wants it to be a string so I gave up and let SQL have it's way.
Now in my SELECT statement, I have this:
SELECT TLMST.TLNUMBER, TLMST.DOGNAM, BRDMST.BRDesc, TLMST.INDT FROM TLMST INNER JOIN BRDMST ON TLMST.BRDCOD = BRDMST.BreedNumber WHERE (TLMST.INDT >= @startdate) AND (TLMST.INDT <= @enddate) ORDER BY TLMST.INDT, TLMST.TLNUMBER
Because I see the dates stored in TLMST are yyyy-mm-dd format, this is not working. It is not pulling any records. I tried to use the CAST statement but I keep getting errors about casting from a string to a date and data overflow errors.
Should I go back and re-do the SSIS or is there a way to pull the records for this? Thanks for the information
Hi,I have a problem with updating a datetime column,When I try to change the Column from VB I get "Incorrect syntax near'942'" returned from [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]'942' is the unique key column valueHowever if I update any other column the syntax is fineThe same blanket update query makes the changes no matter what isupdatedThe problem only happens when I set a unique key on the date field inquestionKey is a composite of an ID, and 2 date fieldsIf I allow duplicates in the index it all works perfectlyI am trying to trap 'Duplicate value in index' (which is working onother non-date columns in other tables)This is driving me nutsAny help would be appreciated
Hi,I've come across a problem that requires i cast a string to a date, had a go but can't get it to work properly.SELECT EventID, EventName, EventShortDesc, EventLink, EventStartDateFROM dbo.tbl_EventWHERE (CAST EventStartDate AS DATE) > GetDate()ORDER BY EventStartDate DESCBasically i only want events which haven't expired (were before the current date) to be returned. EventStartDate is held as an varchar(10) therefore needs to be cast before i can compare. Is this the best way or is there a better one? If it is how do i get it to work?Any help would be great thanks,drazic19
