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

2011-01-15 = 2011-16 = 1995. This is then being implicitly converted from an integer to a date, giving you the 1995th day, starting from 1st Jan 1900.

You need to use SET @test = '2011-02-15'