Question

I am trying to convert an access datetime field to a mysdl format, using the following string:

select str_to_date('04/03/1974 12:21:22', '%Y %m %d %T'); 

While I do not get an error, I do not get the expected result, instead I get this:

+---------------------------------------------------+ | str_to_date('04/03/1974 12:21:22', '%Y %m %d %T') | +---------------------------------------------------+ | NULL                                              | +---------------------------------------------------+ 1 row in set, 1 warning (0.01 sec) 

The access dates are in this format:

06.10.2008 14:19:08 

I am not sure what I am missing.

As a side question, I am wondering if it is possible when importing a csv file to change the data in a column before? I want to replace the insert_date and update_date fields with my own dates, and I am not sure if it would be easier to do this before importing or after.

Many thanks for assistance.

Answer 1

Your syntax for the function is off.

Try:

select str_to_date('04/03/1974 12:21:22', '%m/%d/%Y %T'); 

The second parameter is telling the function where the parts of the dates are located in your string.

For your access question:

select str_to_date('06.10.2008 14:19:08', '%m.%d.%Y %T');