[dba-Tech] Quick SQL Question

[Stuart McLachlan]

I'd BET that It's in your code (not shown) :)

Is this matching done in TSQL on the SQL server or in a front end of some sort? 

On 26 Jul 2018 at 15:13, Martin Reid wrote:

> The convert is used elsewhere to actually create the view data. The
> query results windows in SQL server simply shows the date no time. For
> four records we are seeing the time portion when we run our code to
> get the data from the view. It's a real pain as this is code to do
> record matching on fields including DOB!
> 
> Its weird!!
> 
> Eg
> 
> DOB Match:
> got a match on email= email address and empl -xxxxxxxxxxxx and dob -
> 03/03/1990 got a match on email= email address and empl - xxxxxxxxxxxx
> and dob - 10/01/1997
> 
> DOB NON-Match:
> got a match on email= email address and empl - xxxxxxxxxxxx but NOT on
> dob which is 09/05/1994 00:00:00 got a match on email= email address
> and empl - xxxxxxxxxxxx but NOT on dob which is 14/04/1997 00:00:00
> 
> Martin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-Tech <dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of
> Paul Hartland via dba-Tech Sent: 26 July 2018 16:07 To: Discussion of
> Hardware and Software issues <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Cc: Paul
> Hartland <paul.hartland at googlemail.com> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Quick
> SQL Question
> 
> hhmm thats a weird one been using sql for many years and converting
> dates in a similar manor and never had a problem, I am assuming that
> the years in the date were a typo (2001 and 2011)....where is the
> CONVERT(varchar(10),ta.BIRTHDATE,103) is this in the view that is
> sometimes returning the time portion as well ?
> 
> have you tried comparing the results your getting with ta.BIRTHDATE 
> i.e. select  CONVERT(varchar(10),ta.BIRTHDATE,103) as Converted_DOB,
> ta.BIRTHDATE as DOB and see what you get  in the DOB when a time
> portion shows in the  Converted_DOB ?
> 
> Paul
> 
> On 26 July 2018 at 15:57, Martin Reid <mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
> > We have a view created for us in SQL Server. Field of interest is
> > DateOfBirth
> >
> > In the query interface it si showing as 21/1/2001
> >
> > However, for some records when we are getting the data from the view
> > there is a time stamp 21/1/2011 00:00:00
> >
> > The person creating the view is using
> >
> > CONVERT(varchar(10),ta.BIRTHDATE,103)
> >
> > The majority of records are fine its just the odd one or two that
> > return the time portion with the date of borth?
> >
> > Martin
> >
> >
> >
> >
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