Question

Studying SQL Server there is something I am not sure of:

A datetime field with the value:
2012-02-26 09:34:00.000

If I select out of the table using:

CAST(dob2 AS VARCHAR(12) ) AS d1

It formats it as:
Feb 26 2012

What I am unsure of his how or why SQL Server formats DateTime like that. If you use datetime2 it does not – anyone know why?

Answer 1

The default date format depends on the language setting for the database server. You can also change it per session, like:

set language french
select cast(getdate() as varchar(50))
-->
févr 8 2013 9:45AM