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24 paź 2014 · I would like to convert a datetime field to varchar so I can show a blank or a message when the date is NULL. This is what I have so far: select isnull(us.Date,0) as USDate, isnull(au.Date,0) as A...
19 sty 2001 · The solution is in-fact a workaround or a quick fix than a total solution, since a blank date can be either a NULL or 1900-01-01. However, converting the date into a string does relieve us from showing irrelevant data to our clients.
17 lis 2015 · You can't get an empty string because you're returning the DATE value type from ISNULL. Per the docs, ISNULL. Returns the same type as check_expression. If a literal NULL is provided as check_expression, returns the datatype of the replacement_value.
1 maj 2012 · Use the FORMAT function to format the date and time data types from a date column (date, datetime, datetime2, smalldatetime, datetimeoffset, etc. data type) in a table or a variable such as GETDATE() To get DD/MM/YYYY use SELECT FORMAT (getdate(), 'dd/MM/yyyy ') as date
The SQL Server ISNULL() function lets you return an alternative value when an expression is NULL: SELECT ProductName, UnitPrice * (UnitsInStock + ISNULL(UnitsOnOrder, 0)) FROM Products;
It is important to understand that a NULL column value is different than having a blank (empty string) or 0 value in a column. eg. ' ' or (empty string) <> NULL, 0 <> NULL. Let’s take a look at a few examples to illustrate these points.
29 maj 2021 · You need to cast your date to a varchar, otherwise the blank string is being implicitely cast to date hence your 1900-01-01. Try this pattern: select... coalesce(convert(varchar(25),[Batch-Date]),'')...
