Question

The conversion of a char data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range datetime value.

When I run the SQL query on my desktop machine, its fine. No errors or anything. However, when I execute the same code on the server that will be running it, it fails.

I’ve determined this is the section of SQL causing the issue. DateOfRun is a DateTime field.

 ,(SELECT intField
    FROM tableA
    WHERE RowIdentifier= ParentTable.RowIdentifier
            AND DateOfRun = Convert(Varchar(10),ParentTable.OfferOutcomeDateTime,120)) AS Days

Why would this work on one machine, but not the other?

Answer 1

That’s definitively odd and likely to do with regional settings but its like the old joke

A man goes to a doctor’s office. He
says, “Doctor, it hurts when I raise
my arm over my head.” The doctor
replies, “Then don’t raise your arm
over your head.”

So don’t do that. Do this instead

WHERE RowIdentifier= ParentTable.RowIdentifier
          AND DateOfRun = 
           DATEADD(DAY, DATEDIFF(DAY, 0, ParentTable.OfferOutcomeDateTime), 0) 

Its the best way to go see Thomas’ answer to Most efficient way in SQL Server to get date from date+time?

Then it will work regardless of regional settings because it never gets represented as a string