Sql Datetime Format. Returns a value formatted with the specified format and optional culture. So when you convert a date or time values to datetime extra information is added to the value.
How to format sql server dates with format function. Use the format. Check out more examples below.
To get mm dd yy use select format getdate mm dd yy as date.
We could add a third culture argument to the above code to determine the locale to use for the. For languages other than english use n 2 characters that are enclosed in brackets are optional. Returns a value formatted with the specified format and optional culture. First here s what the raw date.