Re: Store datetime field as String

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From: Quinn Wildman (CodeGear Develope...
Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 16:29

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Wayne has the best answer here. However, it should be noted that if you 
assign a date or timestamp to a string, it will be automatically casted 
as a string. Simple example:

create table foo (f1 varchar(10));
insert into foo values (current_date);

Wayne Niddery [TeamB] wrote:
> Craig Cookesley wrote:
>> I need to update a field defined as varchar(8) with a datetime field
>> in a trigger
>>
>> The field is used extensive in code so to change the field type would
>> be a big job
>>
>> i was hoping to cast or convert the datatime field to string before
>> update
> 
> Use cast.
> 
> Update table set somefield = cast(current_date as varchar(8)) where 
> <condition>
> 
> 

-- 
CREATE DOMAIN NEW_COMPANY AS CHAR(8) DEFAULT 'CODEGEAR' CHECK (VALUE <> 
'BORLAND') NOT NULL;

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