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TSQL Convert Xml DateTime (xs:datetime) to SQL DateTime

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URL: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1920108&SiteID=1

This is as small as this can go: 'xs:dateTime(sql:variable("@stringDate"))' It needs to be a literal string for the Value() function.

Xml Datatype http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189887.aspx

Sql:Variable() Function http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188254.aspx

'xs:dateTime( val )' http://www.w3schools.com/xpath/xpath_functions.asp#datetime

Xml Datatype Methods http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190798.aspx

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  1. declare @stringDate varchar(30);
  2. declare @myXmlDate xml
  3. declare @serializedDate datetime
  4. declare @xQuery varchar(100)
  5. SET @stringDate = '2007-10-03T11:24:07.003+12:00'
  6. SET @myXmlDate = cast('' AS xml) --Gets an empty Xml datatype
  7. SET @serializedDate = @myXmlDate.value('xs:dateTime(sql:variable("@stringDate"))', 'datetime')
  8. SELECT @serializedDate

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