As a Developer, you would come across a scenario where you would want SQL Server to return DateTime in a particular format to the front end. You can use SQL Server’s built in function GETDATE() to return the current DateTime. But if you need a universal date/time, use the built-in function GETUTCDATE(). SQL Server provides format numbers to format the date/time string returned. All you need to do is convert the specific date to a string and specify the format number corresponding to your required format.
Below is a list of few Date formats and their corresponding outputs:
| Date Formats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Format No. | SQL Query | Output |
| 1 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 1) | 12/30/06 |
| 2 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 2) | 06.12.30 |
| 3 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 3) | 30/12/06 |
| 4 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 4) | 30.12.06 |
| 5 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 5) | 30-12-06 |
| 6 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 6) | 30 Dec 06 |
| 7 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 7) | Dec 30, 06 |
| 10 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 10) | 12-30-06 |
| 11 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 11) | 06/12/30 |
| 101 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 101) | 12/30/2006 |
| 102 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 102) | 2006.12.30 |
| 103 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 103) | 30/12/2006 |
| 104 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 104) | 30.12.2006 |
| 105 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 105) | 30-12-2006 |
| 106 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 106) | 30 Dec 2006 |
| 107 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 107) | Dec 30, 2006 |
| 110 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 110) | 12-30-2006 |
| 111 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 111) | 2006/12/30 |
Below is a list of few Time formats and their corresponding outputs:
| Time Formats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Format No. | SQL Query | Output |
| 8 or 108 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 8 ) | 00:38:54 |
| 9 or 109 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 9) | Dec 30 2006 12:38:54:840AM |
| 14 or 114 | select convert(varchar, getdate(), 14) | 00:38:54:840 |
