date convert function

And to insert this value in a datetime field ..

create newtable( field1 varchar(10), field2 datetime)

insert into newtable
select yourfield, case when right(yourfield, 2) > 10 then convert(datetime,substring(yourfield,1,6) + '19' +  right(yourfield, 2),103)  else
convert(datetime,substring(yourfield,1,6) + '20' +  right(yourfield, 2) ,103) end
from yourtable

@snowingnow:

> in SQL server 7, how can we change text data type to datetime type? like:
> 01/01/01 is text, i waant to chnge to 01/01/2001 as date data in a table. Thanks

You should just be able to use the CONVERT function.  Like this:
     CONVERT(DATETIME, '01/01/01')

In order to explain it any better, I need to know what you want to do with it.

Hope That Helps,
Dex*

you want to change the column type?

go into enterprise manager and
select the table.... right click
select design mode
highlight the relevant column
change the datatype to DATETIME.

I think you can change the datatype while having data as varchar

sorry You >> can't