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select convert(varchar, datecolumnname,112) gives YYYYMMDD<br />
so <br />
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select right(convert(varchar,getd<wbr />ate(),112)<wbr />,4)+left(c<wbr />onvert(var<wbr />char,getda<wbr />te(),112),<wbr />4)<br />
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give MMDDYYY
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select convert(varchar, datecolumnname,112) gives YYYYMMDD
so

select right(convert(varchar,getdate(),112),4)+left(convert(varchar,getdate(),112),4)

give MMDDYYY

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another option:<br />
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select REPLACE( CONVERT(varchar(10),getdat<wbr />e(),101), '/', '' )
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another option:

select REPLACE( CONVERT(varchar(10),getdate(),101), '/', '' )

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I need to always return the date as 8 characters<br />
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so 8/27/2011<br />
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would be<br />
<br />
09272011
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I need to always return the date as 8 characters

so 8/27/2011

would be

09272011

Format date as MMDDYYYY

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