Question

I need to format my dates in sql server to the following format.

2010-09-09T23:59:00+0000

Any ideas how to achieve date time format using an SQL query?

Answer 1

CONVERT will get you most of the way:

DECLARE @d DATETIME
SET @d = GETDATE()
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(30), @d, 126)

The only thing this won’t give you is the timezone (because neither datetime nor datetime2 hold any timezone information). You’ll need to append this manuall – if you need any other timezone other than UTC, then you’ll need to store this in a separate field in your schema. See the MSDN for more on CONVERT.