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convert varchar date field to datetime


matte

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hello everyone,

i am creating a search function that searches the table for records greater than today.  However in the database the dates are stored as varchar(10) as 10/17/2006 in column DATECOLUMN.  I am trying to use the convert function to convert the date into datetime so i can compare to current date time. 

WHERE CONVERT(datetime, DATECOLUMN) > GETDATE()

i think the problem is the date isn't in the correct format for the datetime... as it should be 20061017.  Does anyone know how i could format the DATECOLUMN to use the convert function or another way of doing so?

Thanks VERY much!!!!


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