How to set a DateTime variable in SQL Server 2008?

Question

SQL Server 2008 is not doing what I expected with DateTime. It doesn\'t let me set DateTime variables, no matter what date format I use.

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Answer 1

First of all - use single quotes around your date literals!

Second of all, I would strongly recommend always using the ISO-8601 date format - this works regardless of what your locale, regional or language settings are on your SQL Server.

The ISO-8601 format is either:

• YYYYMMDD for dates only (e.g. 20110825 for the 25th of August, 2011)
• YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS for dates and time (e.g. 2011-08-25T14:15:00 for 25th of AUgust, 14:15/2:15pm in the afternoon)