Question

I need to build a date in the yyyy-mm-dd format on an SQL Server.

What’s the best way to do this?

Thanks.

Edit

I did try this

DECLARE @IsoDate varchar(10)
SET @IsoDate = CONVERT(varchar(10), GETDATE(), 120)

Would that be a good approach?

Answer 1

Replace GetDate() with the column you are using:

SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 120) AS [YYYY-MM-DD]

And for many other formats / examples consult this: http://www.sql-server-helper.com/tips/date-formats.aspx