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Using FORMAT DATE

Using FORMAT DATE.

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  4. Vaknin Sammy

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-- Examples based on Microsoft Learn: FORMAT (Transact-SQL) – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/functions/format-transact-sql

DECLARE @d DATETIME = '2016-07-31';  

SELECT 
    FORMAT ( @d, 'd', 'en-US' ) AS 'US English Result' -- Returns '7/31/2016'
   ,FORMAT ( @d, 'd', 'en-gb' ) AS 'Great Britain English Result' -- Returns '31/07/2016'
   ,FORMAT ( @d, 'd', 'de-de' ) AS 'German Result' -- Returns '31.07.2016'
   ,FORMAT ( @d, 'd', 'zh-cn' ) AS 'Simplified Chinese (PRC) Result' -- Returns '2016/7/31'
   ,FORMAT ( @d, 'D', 'en-US' ) AS 'US English Result' -- Returns 'Sunday, July 31, 2016'
   ,FORMAT ( @d, 'D', 'en-gb' ) AS 'Great Britain English Result' -- Returns '31 July 2016'
   ,FORMAT ( @d, 'D', 'de-de' ) AS 'German Result' -- Returns 'Sonntag, 31. Juli 2016'


SELECT FORMAT( @d, 'dd/MM/yyyy', 'en-US' ) AS 'DateTime Result' -- Returns '31/07/2016'
      ,FORMAT(123456789,'###-##-####') AS 'Custom Number Result' -- Returns '123-45-6789',
      ,FORMAT( @d,'dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy hh:mm:ss tt','en-US') AS 'US' -- Returns 'Sunday, July 31, 2016 12:00:00 AM'
      ,FORMAT( @d,'dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy hh:mm:ss tt','hi-IN') AS 'Hindi' -- Returns रविवार, जुलाई 31, 2016 12:00:00 पूर्वाह्न
      ,FORMAT ( @d, 'dddd', 'en-US' )  AS 'US' -- Returns 'Sunday'
      ,FORMAT ( @d, 'dddd', 'hi-IN' )  AS 'Hindi' -- Returns 'रविवार'