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Asked: 2026-05-28T04:24:06+00:00

I am going nuts with datetime and SQL Server. I have (example) Aug 4

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I am going nuts with datetime and SQL Server.

I have (example) Aug 4 2011 12:00AM

How do I convert this to a datetime (or smalldatetime) type.

convert(datetime, 'Aug  4 2011 12:00AM')

EDIT: it works

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  1. Editorial Team

    This does work for me on SQL Server 2008.

    select convert(datetime, 'Aug  4 2011 12:00AM') as ConvertResult

ConvertResult
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2011-08-04 00:00:00.000

    What’s happening is an implicit conversion, though, not always trustworthy. The format specifier for your date format is 100, found in the table on the CAST and CONVERT docs. Try this:

    select convert(datetime, 'Aug  4 2011 12:00AM', 100) as ConvertResult

ConvertResult
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2011-08-04 00:00:00.000
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