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Problem running sql query on sql express
I am running a query on a few servers, it works fine on all SQL 2008 R2 and up. But when I ran it on an SQL Express 2005 I got an error.
This is the query:
SELECT ExpiresOn as originalValue,
CONVERT(VARCHAR(25), CONVERT(DATE, ExpiresOn), 101) as newValue
FROM Users
WHERE ISDATE(ExpiresOn) = 1
This is the error:
Type DATE is not a defined system type
Is there a way to tweak the sql above so it works on 2005 ? Meantime Ill advice my client to update their SQL.
This is the query:
SELECT ExpiresOn as originalValue,
CONVERT(VARCHAR(25), CONVERT(DATE, ExpiresOn), 101) as newValue
FROM Users
WHERE ISDATE(ExpiresOn) = 1
This is the error:
Type DATE is not a defined system type
Is there a way to tweak the sql above so it works on 2005 ? Meantime Ill advice my client to update their SQL.
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The DATE data type was introduced to T-SQL with SQL Server 2008. So you cannot use it on SQL Server 2005 or lower.
So you need to convert it to DATETIME.
But upgrading is the better path.
So you need to convert it to DATETIME.
But upgrading is the better path.
I agree. I already asked the client to upgrade to 2008R2
I heard it also doesn't work on 2012 ? Is this true ?
I heard it also doesn't work on 2012 ? Is this true ?
Since you are advising the upgrade route,..
However, if you want to maintain the current query functionality no matter what system you are on, you could use sp_addtype to define DATE as the data type matching DATETIME.
Not sp_addtype defines a user datatype on the server
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189784%28v=sql.90%29.aspx
However, if you want to maintain the current query functionality no matter what system you are on, you could use sp_addtype to define DATE as the data type matching DATETIME.
Not sp_addtype defines a user datatype on the server
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189784%28v=sql.90%29.aspx
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