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I am trying to convert varchar date value to datetime format. Showing error
select CONVERT(DATETIME, Convert(varchar, 20/12/2009, 103 ),103)
error: Conversion failed when converting datetime from character string.
Geetha
You need quotes around the string otherwise it treats it as an expression and tries to do the divisions:
Although having said that only one Convert is really necessary so you can use