SQL Stored Procedure to validate date
I am looking to design a SQL Stored Procedure (SQL Server 2000) that will validate a date. Now, before you think this is a normal date, here is a more specific definition of what I am looking to validate.
The field in the DB is a varchar field (10 chars I think) and the date format is: YYYYMMDD (i.e. 20071015)
It might sound a little whacked (and it is) but this is what I have to work with.
Of course, the SQL SP would have a parameter that would need to be passed to it, that being the date string as outlined above.
TIA for any help!
The field in the DB is a varchar field (10 chars I think) and the date format is: YYYYMMDD (i.e. 20071015)
It might sound a little whacked (and it is) but this is what I have to work with.
Of course, the SQL SP would have a parameter that would need to be passed to it, that being the date string as outlined above.
TIA for any help!
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... but that will return 1 to '20071939' as well ... and that really is not a valid date.
Hope this helps ...
Hope this helps ...
... you could combine the two:
... oops that is what mmcdermaid did
... sorry, too early I guess :-)
The '20071939' thing is not true as I said before !
... oops that is what mmcdermaid did
... sorry, too early I guess :-)
The '20071939' thing is not true as I said before !
I didn't check if ISDATE('20071939') = 0 or 1.... maybe the questioner can tell us :)
It's a 0, so your AND clause filters these kinds of values.
That's the part I missed ...
That's the part I missed ...
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Thanks for the assistance experts and sorry for the delay.
returns 1 if the argument is a valid date, 0 otherwise.
Hope this helps ...