This is not asking how to convert an arbitrary string to datetime in MSSQL such as this question.
I can control the string format but I want to know what the MSSQL syntax is for updating a datetime field using a date string.
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UPDATE MyTable SET MyDate = CONVERT(datetime, '2009/07/16 08:28:01', 120)
For a full discussion of CAST and CONVERT, including the different date formatting options, see the MSDN Library Link below:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/functions/cast-and-convert-transact-sql
For instance you can use
update tablename set datetimefield='19980223 14:23:05'
update tablename set datetimefield='02/23/1998 14:23:05'
update tablename set datetimefield='1998-12-23 14:23:05'
update tablename set datetimefield='23 February 1998 14:23:05'
update tablename set datetimefield='1998-02-23T14:23:05'
You need to be careful of day/month order since this will be language dependent when the year is not specified first. If you specify the year first then there is no problem; date order will always be year-month-day.
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