EM and QA displays different format for a date field

Hi,
I have a datetime field with a value '1/1/02'. EM display it as 1/1/02 But
Query Analyzer displays it as 2002-01-01 00:00:00.000 (I used SELECT * FROM
Table1)
So in Query Analyzer, I can't tell the fomat of it. I just wonder if your
PC does the same.
Thanks.You have a problem under standing of what a data value is and how it is
stored. It is actually just stored as numeric value, denoting offsets from
some time in the reasonably distant past. Format is based on the user. QA
uses a standard value, mostly because when you are using QA the goal is
usually to see ALL of the data.
Enterprise manager is probably using your system settings. When you
actually use the data, you can format it as you wish.
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SQL Server MVP
"Chrissi" <anubisofthydeath@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I have a datetime field with a value '1/1/02'. EM display it as 1/1/02
> But Query Analyzer displays it as 2002-01-01 00:00:00.000 (I used SELECT *
> FROM Table1)
> So in Query Analyzer, I can't tell the fomat of it. I just wonder if your
> PC does the same.
> Thanks.
>|||Chrissi,
Different clients display things differently, with the possible
excepting of strings made up of printable ASCII with codes
from 32 to 127.
If you want the datetime displayed in a particular format, I'd
suggest you select CONVERT(varchar(40),yourDatetimeColumn,X
XXX),
where XXXX is the appropriate SQL Server format code (see the
Books Online article CAST and CONVERT).
If you do this, you won't be able to "edit" the datetime values
in Enterprise Manager, but that's not a good idea anyway. Better
to make changes programmatically with UPDATE or INSERT
statements.
Steve Kass
Drew University
Chrissi wrote:

>Hi,
>I have a datetime field with a value '1/1/02'. EM display it as 1/1/02 Bu
t
>Query Analyzer displays it as 2002-01-01 00:00:00.000 (I used SELECT * FROM
>Table1)
>So in Query Analyzer, I can't tell the fomat of it. I just wonder if your
>PC does the same.
>Thanks.
>
>