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Asked: 2026-06-11T20:06:29+00:00

I have a column BirthDate in a table that is using the datetime data

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I have a column BirthDate in a table that is using the datetime data type. Currently, the values resemble the format 1987-12-30 00:00:00.000.

I would like to update all the rows of this table, changing them to the following format with the date data type: 1987-12-30

I can run a SELECT…

SELECT CONVERT(date, BirthDate) FROM CUSTOMERLIST

But this is only affecting the display. I would like for it to update the entire column and also change the data type of that attribute as well. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

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  1. Editorial Team

    You will need to ALTER the table:

    ALTER TABLE CUSTOMERLIST ALTER COLUMN BirthDate date not null

    See Sql Fiddle with demo

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