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sql server has its default date format in da form "yy-mm-dd" its possible to convert da current date format of sql server to desired format. Now my question is dat how to get da previous and comin days date in my desired format??

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system date format is "yy-mm-dd" "select getdate()" ----> 2009-01-24 20:03:28.513 if i write "select dateadd(dd,2,getdate()) ".it returns "2009-01-26 19:59:38.340"...my question is dat could it be possible to retrive da date in da format "26 jan 2009 ...."??

8 14797

how can we use a composite key for two tables and how can we represent it

BoA,

1 4490

how can you attach more than 20 ldf files in sql server

IBM,

2052

logshipping is Any difference 2000 and 2005?

2 4950

How to Improve the performencs of SQL Server 2005 exclude stored Procedure and Indexes?

2064

when inserting to a table how many rows will be effected using triggers

2 5203

write coding for importing sql data into a word excel...

Oracle,

1 5215

how will u create "n" possible tables in sql...

Oracle,

1 5641

when u import an excel file into sql if suppose one column has got a date field with system time attached to it what data type u will use in sql to import it in a table? Note: a condition is the excel file has no primary key defined to a column...also u r importing bulk data into sql

1 4479

how to update a null value field in sql server eg a table contains 3 fields id,name,salary and 3 records salary of 1 record is null i want update the nullfield 111 arun 300 112 ddd 200 113 ttt null i want to update table with add 100 to every record include null after updation the recrds should be 111 arun 400 112 ddd 300 113 ttt 100

ABC, HCL,

6 18105

How do you read transaction logs

1 4882

How do you persist objects, permissions in tempdb

1 6747

How do you simulate a deadlock for testing purposes

1 10377

I have a table EMP in which the values will be like this EmpId Ename Sal DeptId 11 Ram 10000 10 11 Ram 10000 10 22 Raj 20000 20 22 Raj 20000 20 33 Anil 15000 30 33 Anil 15000 30 I want to delete only duplicate Rows. After Delete I want the output like this EmpId Ename Sal DeptId 11 Ram 10000 10 22 Raj 20000 20 33 Anil 15000 30

DELL,

13 20029

Un-Answered Questions { SQL Server }

What is the library index called?

1116

What is the function of inner join?

1129

What is thr feature of change data capture?

1039

Explain what are various ways to enhance the ssrs report?

1103

Why transaction is important?

1025

What is bcp? When does it used?

1044

What is the difference between writing data to mirrored drives versus raid5 drives

990

What are approximate numeric data types in ms sql server?

1105

What is the significance of master, tempdb and model databases?

1133

What is the difference between clustered and a non-clustered index?

1080

What is transaction server isolation?

1095

Where cross join is used?

1037

Explain log shipping?

1078

How do I make a resultset scrollable?

1016

How to return the second 5 rows in ms sql server?

1110

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