What year is 18? 2018 or 1918? Perhaps obvious, but you want to define that so you know you get the result you're looking for. In SQL server, there's a cut-off config (sp_configure) for what …

0x9473FBCCBC01AFE and CONVERT to BINARY gives a completely different value 0x3078393437334642434342433031414645 I tried changing the value definition in the …

Jun 2, 2017 · There is this nice SQL Server function SUSER_SNAME which translates a server_user_sid to a user name. This is useful for translating well-known Windows SIDs to …

Dec 6, 2020 · I've run into quite a lot of issues specially when it comes to conversion errors: convert (datetime, [fieldname]) or SELECT CAST ( [field2] AS int). Imagine a large select …

May 17, 2013 · Which SQL command is recommended to convert a date to yyyymmdd format? convert (varchar (8), getdate (), 112); or convert (varchar, getdate (), 112) I notice that if I use …

Mar 2, 2017 · SQL Server contains system functions for viewing / updating string data to both uppercase and lowercase but not proper case. There are multiple reasons for desiring this …

Oct 26, 2020 · Set the [data] column to use a UTF-8 collation (new in SQL Server 2019, so not an option for you) Set the [data] column to be NVARCHAR, and remove the encoding attribute of …

When you have a specific date format in your varchar column, you can tell CONVERT what that format is in order to get a correct conversion, independently of language or regional settings.

Nov 20, 2017 · I have a varchar column in a table in SQL Server that holds a Base64-encoded text string, which I would like to decode into its plain text equivalent. Does SQL Server have …

Dec 23, 2020 · What's the most efficient way to safely convert from Datetime2 back to Datetime Ask Question Asked 5 years ago Modified 5 years ago