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<br />
select<br />
(cast(TRANS_DT as varchar(30)) +Customer_Name) as key_combo<br />
from<br />
table_A
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select
(cast(TRANS_DT as varchar(30)) +Customer_Name) as key_combo
from
table_A

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getting the same error message<br />
<br />
&quot;Syntax error converting datetime from character string&quot;
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getting the same error message

"Syntax error converting datetime from character string"

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I am trying to concatenate 2 attributes of different data types... <br />
<br />
One is date (TRANS_DT), and another one is text (Customer_Name)<br />
<br />
I am usign the following query<br />
<br />
select<br />
(TRANS_DT+Customer_Name) as key_combo<br />
from<br />
table_A<br />
<br />
getting an error message<br />
&quot;Syntax error converting datetime from character string.&quot;<br />
<br />
Please advice...
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I am trying to concatenate 2 attributes of different data types... 

One is date (TRANS_DT), and another one is text (Customer_Name)

I am usign the following query

select
(TRANS_DT+Customer_Name) as key_combo
from
table_A

getting an error message
"Syntax error converting datetime from character string."

Please advice...

convert date to text

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