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Asked: 2026-06-07T18:43:27+00:00

DECLARE @d DATETIME = ’01/01/2011′; SELECT FORMAT ( @d, ‘d’, ‘en-US’ ) AS US_Result;

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DECLARE @d DATETIME = '01/01/2011';
SELECT FORMAT ( @d, 'd', 'en-US' ) AS US_Result;

I am using above code in SQL Server 2008 R2 but it is encountering an error:

‘FORMAT’ is not a recognized built-in function name.

How can I use FORMAT function?

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  1. Editorial Team

    FORMAT function is available from version 2012 onwards. In earlier versions, use this:

    DECLARE @d DATETIME = '01/01/2011'; 
SELECT replace(replace(' '+convert(varchar(10),@d,101),' 0',''),'/0','/')

    However, formatting is the job of the front end application.

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