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Asked: 2026-06-09T15:16:32+00:00

Using SQL Server 2012, and the new date type (not dateTime) I created the

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Using SQL Server 2012, and the new date type (not dateTime) I created the next procedure:

CREATE PROC Test(@StartDate date ,@EndDate date)    
AS    
DECLARE @Temp TABLE([ID] int, [Date] date)    
INSERT INTO @Temp SELECT 1, CONVERT(date,'31/12/2012',103)    
INSERT INTO @Temp SELECT 2, CONVERT(date,'01/10/2012',103)    
INSERT INTO @Temp SELECT 3, CONVERT(date,'01/01/2012',103)    
SELECT * FROM @Temp WHERE [Date] BETWEEN @StartDate AND @EndDate

When I run this stored procedure I get the next error indicating the date format of the parameter:

Incorrect syntax near '/'.

Please what should be done ?

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  1. Editorial Team

    For one, your date shouldn’t have a / in it. But it also needs to be enclosed in quotes. Try:

    EXEC dbo.Test @StartDate = '20120101', @EndDate = '20120131';

    The reason it needs to be enclosed in quotes is, if you don’t use quotes, your “date” is interpreted as a mathematical expression, e.g.:

    01/01/2012 = 1 divided by 1 divided by 2012

    The reason your date shouldn’t have a / in it is because m/d/y and d/m/y are unsafe formats that can be interpreted differently depending on language and other settings.

    And finally, if you are calling this procedure from C#, why are you passing strings and not properly typed parameters?

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