In SQL Server 2005, why does:
PRINT Cast('' AS datetime)
display:
Jan 1 1900 12:00AM
I would have thought it should be null?
In SQL Server 2005, why does: PRINT Cast(” AS datetime) display: Jan 1 1900
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In SQL Server 2005, why does:
PRINT Cast('' AS datetime)
display:
Jan 1 1900 12:00AM
I would have thought it should be null?
The empty string is casted to
0which is later casted to the era date.Unlike
Oracle,SQL Serverdistinguishes betweenNULLand an empty string.