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SQL Server FAQ - Date and Time Functions Supported by SQL Server 2005

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What Are the Date and Time Functions Supported by SQL Server 2005?

SQL Server 2005 supports n character string functions:

• DATEADD(datepart, number, date) - Returning the same date and time value with one part added with the "number".
• DATEDIFF(datepart, startdate, enddate) - Returning an integer representing the difference of the specified part between two date and time values.
• DATENAME(datepart, date) - Returning the name string of the specified part of the input date.
• DATEPART(datepart, date) - Returning an integer representing the specified part of the input date.
• DAY(date) - Returning an integer representing the day part of the input date.
• GETDATE() - Returning a date and time value representing the current date and time.
• GETUTCDATE() - Returning a date and time value representing the current date and time in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time or Greenwich Mean Time).
• MONTH(date) - Returning an integer representing the month part of the input date.
• YEAR(date) - Returning an integer representing the year part of the input date.

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1. How To Add or Remove Days on Date and Time Values?
2. Can Date and Time Values Be Converted into Integers?
3. Can Integers Be Converted into Date and Time Values?
4. Are DATETIME and NUMERIC Values Convertible?
5. Can a DATETIME Value Be Subtracted from Another DATETIME Value?
6. What Are the Date and Time Functions Supported by SQL Server 2005?
7. How To Increment or Decrement Parts of DATETIME Values?
8. How To Use DATEADD() Function?
9. How To Calculate DATETIME Value Differences Using the DATEDIFF() Function?
10. How To Calculate Age in Days, Hours and Minutes?
11. How To Get Month and Weekday Names from DATETIME Values?
12. How To Get Parts of DATETIME Values as Integers?
13. How To Get Year, Month and Day Out of DATETIME Values?
14. What Is the Difference Between GETDATE() and GETUTCDATE()?
15. How To Format Time Zone in +/-hh:mm Format?
16. How To Format DATETIME Values to Strings with the CONVERT() Function?
17. How To Truncate DATETIME Values to Dates without Time?
18. How To Set Different Parts of a DATETIME Value?