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.

Wh

Answer 1

The CONVERT function helps.Check this:

declare @erro_event_timestamp as Timestamp;
set @erro_event_timestamp = CONVERT(Timestamp,  '2020-07-06 05:19:44.380',  121);

The magic number 121 I found here: https://www.w3schools.com/SQL/func_sqlserver_convert.asp