Execute the following Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL example script to demonstrate sql datetime to text conversion.

The following conversion options are available for sql datetime format without century (YY format). Note that some conversions do include century. They are listed for completeness of the 0 - 25 option range. Adding 100 to the style number will result in the century format - YYYY or CCYY.

-- SQL convert datetime to text    

-- SQL convert datetime to varchar    

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(), 0) --mon dd yyyy hh:mmAM (or PM) 

-- Feb 15 2019  5:41PM          

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(), 1) --mm/dd/yy 

-- 02/15/19                     

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(), 2) --yy.mm.dd 

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(), 3) --dd/mm/yy 

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(), 4) --dd.mm.yy 

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(), 5) --dd-mm-yy 

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(), 6) --dd mon yy 

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(), 7) --mon dd, yy 

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(), 8) --hh:mm:ss 

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(), 9) --mon dd yy hh:mm:ss:mmmAM (or PM) 

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(),10) --mm-dd-yy 

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(),11) --yy/mm/dd 

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(),12) --yymmdd 

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(),13) --dd mon yyyy hh:mm:ss:mmm 

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(),14) --hh:mm:ss:mmm(24h) 

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(),20) --yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss(24h) 

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(),21) --yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.mmm 

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(),22) --mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss AM (or PM)

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(),23) --yyyy-mm-dd

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(),24) --hh:mm:ss

SELECT TextDate = convert(CHAR,getdate(),25) --yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.mmm