Any ideas on this one ?

If your RS parameter is set to a string, the original
> "convert(datetime,period,105)" should give you the listing you desire.
When
> this parameter is then passed to SQL it "should" automatically be
recognized
> as a date, but if not, you could pass the parameter as as string, and then
> declare and set a new SQL parameter to the cast(@.param as datetime).
This doesn't seem to work, if I set it to string and do the convert it still
shows the time.
I'm trying to do it the other way around but get syntax error, what could be
wrong here:
CREATE FUNCTION udf_MyDate (@.indate datetime, @.separator char(1))
RETURNS Nchar(20)
AS
BEGIN
RETURN
CONVERT(Nvarchar(20), datepart(mm,@.indate))
+ @.separator
+ CONVERT(Nvarchar(20), datepart(dd, @.indate))
+ @.separator
+ CONVERT(Nvarchar(20), datepart(yy, @.indate))
END
GO
SELECT DISTINCT PERIODESTART, DAY(PERIODESTART) AS Expr1, [dbo].[udf_MyDate]
(periodestart,'/') AS pstart
FROM DEBSTAT
WHERE (DAY(PERIODESTART) <> '31')
ORDER BY PERIODESTART
DROP FUNCTION [dbo].[udf_MyDate]
JackJack, recommend you check Books on Line. Here's what it says:"Using CONVERT:
CONVERT ( data_type [ ( length ) ] , expression [ , style ] )"
Style is very useful here; you may need to experiment with it until you get
the output you want. By using this, you won't need a function. You can use
the convert statement in your query.
I hope this helps you.
Henry Robinette
"Jack Nielsen" wrote:
> If your RS parameter is set to a string, the original
> > "convert(datetime,period,105)" should give you the listing you desire.
> When
> > this parameter is then passed to SQL it "should" automatically be
> recognized
> > as a date, but if not, you could pass the parameter as as string, and then
> > declare and set a new SQL parameter to the cast(@.param as datetime).
> This doesn't seem to work, if I set it to string and do the convert it still
> shows the time.
> I'm trying to do it the other way around but get syntax error, what could be
> wrong here:
> CREATE FUNCTION udf_MyDate (@.indate datetime, @.separator char(1))
> RETURNS Nchar(20)
> AS
> BEGIN
> RETURN
> CONVERT(Nvarchar(20), datepart(mm,@.indate))
> + @.separator
> + CONVERT(Nvarchar(20), datepart(dd, @.indate))
> + @.separator
> + CONVERT(Nvarchar(20), datepart(yy, @.indate))
> END
> GO
> SELECT DISTINCT PERIODESTART, DAY(PERIODESTART) AS Expr1, [dbo].[udf_MyDate]
> (periodestart,'/') AS pstart
> FROM DEBSTAT
> WHERE (DAY(PERIODESTART) <> '31')
> ORDER BY PERIODESTART
> DROP FUNCTION [dbo].[udf_MyDate]
> Jack
>
>