将DATE_FORMAT转换为SQL Server函数

Question

Have migrated my database from mysql to SQL Server. When I run my query I get the error:

'DATE_FORMAT' is not a recognized built-in function name.

This is the query, where I am trying to convert the date as it's saved in the database 2014/03/03 to 03/03/2014 (DMY).

This is the query:

DATE_FORMAT(routines.date, '%d/%m/%Y') as Dato

Answer 1

Use this:

select CONVERT(varchar(12),getdate(),105)

See this for the various options.

Answer 2

I like to use it in the beginning of my query

SET DATEFORMAT DMY --Day/Month/Year ... you can write YMD or another combination

Syntax:

SET DATEFORMAT { format | @format_var } 

You can see examples in microsoft techNet

If you want to use CONVERT in your SELECT clause you can use:

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 100) -- mon dd yyyy hh:mmAM (or PM) – Oct  2 2008 11:01AM          
SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 101) -- mm/dd/yyyy - 10/02/2008                  
SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 102) -- yyyy.mm.dd – 2008.10.02  
SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 105) -- dd-mm-yyyy